Supreme Court Says No To Bulky Documents Says 'It's Meant To Terrorise Judges'

'What is the purpose of filing 51 volumes? We cannot keep on reading them. We cannot hear such a matter. You want to terrorise us by filing so many volumes', the bench asked.

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday was displeased by the set of bulky documents over a matter stating that voluminous materials are filed to terrorise the judges. The apex court said that 51 volumes have been filed in the matter.

According to a PTI report, the observation was made by a bench comprising of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Surya Kant. They were hearing a batch of petitions from the Bombay High Court verdict on pleas concerning the validity of a tariff order passed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India last year.

'Yesterday, we had to arrange a lorry to carry these materials. What is the purpose of filing 51 volumes? We cannot keep on reading them. We cannot hear such a matter. You want to terrorise us by filing so many volumes', the bench was quoted by a PTI report.

At the outset, the bench observed that the purpose of filing 51 volumes seems to be that the judges do not read them. It asked the advocates appearing in the matter to sit together and file a convenient compilation so that the matter could proceed.

The bench has posted the matter for hearing on August 18.

While hearing another case, the bench pointed out that hundreds of volumes are being filed to terrorise the judges. The counsel appearing in the matter said he would file a short convenience compilation.

However, the bench said despite so many volumes being filed, the judges have read the files.