Woman files complaint against BJP MP Gautam Gambhir for ‘hoarding’ Fabiflu
New Delhi: Social Activist and TedX Speaker Leher Sethi on Thursday filed a complaint against BJP MP and former Indian Cricketer Gautam Gambhir for ‘hoarding Fabiflu at a time when Delhi Residents are scrambling for it’.
Leher took to her Twitter account to share the screengrabs of her complaint from the NCRB online portal and said it was deeply concerning.
Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday had announced the distribution of crucial Fabiflu free of cost at his office for the people of East Delhi. The move had received flak of users on Twitter who had demanded the MP to step down from the post.
“I have filed a complaint against @GautamGambhir for hoarding Fabiflu at a time when Delhi Residents are scrambling for it! This is deeply concerning also b’cos Pharmacies & chemists provide medication to patients 24/7 while Mr. Gambhir is only making it available from 10 am-5 pm” Leher wrote in the tweet on Thursday afternoon.
In her complaint, Leher stated “Delhi has been facing a shortage of this medicine over the past few days and it is not available with most pharmacies, chemists, and even hospital pharmacies having run out of the said drug. As per the Essential Commodities Act, it is illegal to hoard medicines. Under these circumstances, it is a matter of concern as to how and why Mr. Gaumtam Gambhir, who is a public servant, was able to hoard such a large quantity of it that he is able to advertise on social media that he has it in his possession, and people can collect it from his office. He is not a medical practitioner, nor a pharmacy, to be able to hoard a large quantity of the medicine and be distributing it to people for free”.
I have filed a complaint against @GautamGambhir for hoarding Fabiflu at a time when Delhi Residents are scrambling for it!
— Leher Sethi (@LeherSethi) April 22, 2021
This is deeply concerning also b’cos Pharmacies & chemists provide medication to patients 24/7 while Mr Gambhir is only making it avaiable from 10am-5pm. pic.twitter.com/XALx6EPzcK
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BCI urges CJI to take action against Andhra HC judge for sending young lawyer to 24-hour custody
New Delhi (PTI): The Bar Council of India on Wednesday sought the urgent intervention of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant following a "deeply disturbing" incident where a judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court reportedly sent a young advocate to
24-hour judicial custody over a procedural lapse.
The Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairperson and senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra, in a formal representation, termed the conduct of Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao "grossly inappropriate" and "damaging to the confidence of the Bar".
“I most respectfully request your Lordship to kindly take immediate institutional cognizance of the matter and call for the video recording of the proceedings, the order passed, and the surrounding circumstances.
“I further request that appropriate administrative action may kindly be considered, including withdrawal of judicial work from the learned Judge pending review, his immediate transfer to some far off High Court, and his nomination for appropriate judicial training/orientation on court management, judicial temperament, Bar-Bench relations, and proportional exercise of contempt/judicial authority,” Mishra wrote.
This representation is made to preserve the “dignity, moral authority and public confidence of the judiciary”, he said, adding, “Judges command the highest respect not by fear, but by fairness, patience, restraint and constitutional humility”.
The communication urged the CJI to intervene at the earliest to ensure that the faith of Bar, particularly young advocates, in the protective and corrective role of the judiciary is restored.
The controversy stems from proceedings on May 5.
According to the BCI, a video circulating online shows Justice Rao rebuking a young advocate who was unable to produce a specific order copy during a hearing.
The letter said that despite the advocate "repeatedly seeking pardon and mercy" and claiming he was in physical pain, the judge remained "unmoved".
The judge allegedly told the lawyer, "now you will learn," and mocked his experience before directing the Registrar and police personnel to take him into custody for 24 hours.
The BCI chairperson said that the judge’s actions lacked proportionality and fairness.
"The dignity of the court is not enhanced when a lawyer is made to beg for grace in open court and is still sent to custody for a procedural lapse," the letter said.
"A young lawyer... is an officer of the Court, still learning, still growing, and entitled to correction without humiliation," it added.
The bar body said that such actions create a "chilling effect" on the legal fraternity, particularly among junior members, and undermine the mutual respect required between the Bench and the Bar.
