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Supreme Court justice Surya Kant connected Wednesday (September 24, 2025) said helium won't bid urgent listing of a lawsuit connected the aforesaid time unless idiosyncratic is astir to beryllium hanged and asked whether anyone understands the "plight of judges", their hours of enactment and however overmuch slumber they get.
Justice Kant was heading a Bench, besides comprising Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and N. Kotiswar Singh, which was proceeding the mentioning of cases for urgent listing.
As maestro of the roster, Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai usually hears specified mentioning. However, helium is sitting connected a five-judge constitution Bench. As a substance of practice, the 2nd astir elder justice hears the mentioning of cases if the CJI is preoccupied with immoderate Constitutional Bench substance oregon is indisposed.
Justice Kant's remarks came erstwhile an advocate, Shobha Gupta, mentioned that a residential location successful Rajasthan volition beryllium auctioned contiguous and hence beryllium listed contiguous itself.
"Unless idiosyncratic is astir to beryllium hanged, I volition ne'er database a mentioned lawsuit connected the aforesaid day. You radical don't recognize the plight of judges, bash you adjacent cognize however galore hours they person been moving and however galore hours they get sleep? Unless someone's liberty is astatine stake, we volition not database it the aforesaid day," Justice Kant said.
When Advocate Gupta persisted, Justice Kant asked erstwhile the auction announcement was issued. She replied that the auction announcement was issued past week and a definite magnitude already paid towards the outstanding amount.
Justice Kant told Advocate Gupta to not expect a listing of the lawsuit for the adjacent mates of months. However, helium aboriginal asked the Supreme Court ourt maestro to database the substance connected Friday.
