'Cow Exhales Oxygen', 'Skin To Skin' , 'Will You Marry Her' & Other Controversial Judicial Remarks Of 2021

In 2021, there were certain bizarre and astonishing remarks made by judges, which created widespread public controversies. Here is a look at some of them.'Cow the only animal which exhales oxygen' : Allahabad High CourtWhile deciding a bail application in a case for cattle slaughter, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad High Court opined that cow should be declared as the national animal of India.In the order, written in Hindi, Justice Yadav enthusiastically described several virtues of cow, in order to emphasize that it deserved to be the national animal."Scientists believe that cow is the only animal which inhales and exhales oxygen", Justice Yadav observed in the order. "Panchgavya, which is made of cow milk, curd, ghee, urine and cow dung, helps in the treatment of several incurable diseases", the judge went on to say. He further observed that it is a tradition in India to use ghee made of cow milk during yajna because "this gives special energy to sunrays, which ultimately causes rains".These comments created a stir in the social media, with several users pointing out the absolute lack of scientific basis in the judge's observations. Justice Yadav observed in the order that no one can claim a fundamental right to eat the meat of the cow, and called for a law to declare "cow protection a fundamental right of Hindus".Scientist Believe Cow Is The Only Animal That Inhales & Exhales Oxygen; No Fundamental Right To Eat Cow-Beef : Allahabad High Court @ISparshUpadhyay https://t.co/B2uloDrvcH— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) September 2, 2021 'Will you marry her?' CJI Bobde's question to rape accused stirs controversyIn March, the then Chief Justice of India SA Bobde kicked up a row with his 'will you marry her?' question to a man accused of raping a minor on a false promise of marriage. The man, who was accused of inducing a minor girl into sexual intercourse by promising to marry her while he was a teenager, had approached the Court seeking anticipatory bail . Upset with the huge backlash generated by the remarks, CJI Bobde, on a later date, claimed that his observations were misreported and said "we never gave a suggestion that you should marry. We had asked, are you going to marry".'Such people must not be spared' : Madhya Pradesh HC judge during bail hearing in Munawwar Faruqui caseWhile hearing the bail applications of comedians Munawwar Faruqi and Nalin Yadav in a case alleging insult to religious sentiments, Justice Rohit Arya of the Madhya Pradesh High Court made certain strong remarks, which suggested a pre-determination of guilt at the investigation stage."...why you take undue advantage of other's religious sentiments and emotions? What is wrong with your mindset? How can you do this for the purpose of your business?", Justice Rohit Arya asked Faruqui's counsel."Such people must not be spared", the judge said while reserving order. Later, the judge passed an order rejecting bail observing that the evidence collected suggested that the accused "under the garb of stand up comedy" made "scurrilous, disparaging utterances, outraging religious feelings of a class of citizens of India".Judge: Such people must not be spared. I will reserve the order on merits.#MunawarFaruqui— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) January 25, 2021 Faruqui approached the Supreme Court challenging the HC order. On the first day of the case itself, a bench led by Justice Nariman granted bail to Faruqui within less than 5-minutes. The bench also stayed a production warrant issued by a UP Court against him in a similar case registered there.Wide remarks against films in the 'Tandav' caseWhile denying anticipatory bail to the actors and makers on the web series 'Tandav', which got entangled in a case for outraging religious sentiments, Justice Siddharth of the Allahabad High Court made certain blanket observations, going beyond the issues involved in the case. The judge remarked that the use of the word "TANDAV" as the name of the movie could be "offensive to the majority of the people of this country since this word is associated with a particular act assigned to Lord Shiva who is considered to be creator, conservator and destroyer of mankind altogether".Justice Siddharth in its 20-page-order remarked that a number of movies have been produced "which have used the name of Hindu Gods and Goddesses and shown them in disrespectful manner". The order referred to movies like Ram Teri Ganga Maili, Satyam Shivam Sundram, P.K., Oh My God and stated : "Efforts have been made to subvert the image of historical and mythological personalities (Padmavati). Names and icons of faith of majority community have been used to earn money (Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram Leela)." The Court has also underlined that this tendency on the part of the Hindi film industry is growing and if not curbed in time, it may have disastrous consequences for the Indian social, religious and communal order. Stunningly, the order also made a reference to Munawwar...

'Cow Exhales Oxygen', 'Skin To Skin' , 'Will You Marry Her' & Other Controversial Judicial Remarks Of 2021

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