Third Eye: NTD, keep in mind; keeping ‘politics’ to one side​​; and ducking the bouncer

NTD, Keep in Mind!

Brevity has its own advantages. And the country's top judge, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, makes the most of it in his administrative avatar. On Monday, he disclosed that he marks a case with "NTD" - which means "not to be deleted" - to ensure that the registry does not delete the said case fixed for hearing on a certain date. He disclosed this on the request of a counsel urging that his case be not deleted from the cause list already fixed for hearing.

Brevity has its own advantages. And the country's top judge, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, makes the most of it in his administrative avatar. On Monday, he disclosed that he marks a case with "NTD" - which means "not to be deleted" - to ensure that the registry does not delete the said case fixed for hearing on a certain date. He disclosed this on the request of a counsel urging that his case be not deleted from the cause list already fixed for hearing.

Brevity has its own advantages. And the country's top judge, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, makes the most of it in his administrative avatar. On Monday, he disclosed that he marks a case with "NTD" - which means "not to be deleted" - to ensure that the registry does not delete the said case fixed for hearing on a certain date. He disclosed this on the request of a counsel urging that his case be not deleted from the cause list already fixed for hearing.

Keeping ‘Politics’ to One Side

The top court on Monday witnessed another heated exchange between legal veteran Kapil Sibal and the country’s second senior-most lawyer, Tushar Mehta. During the hearing on a PIL relating to the RG Kar rape-murder, Mehta said the senior lawyer has unfortunately “chosen to politicise” the issue. Sibal, appearing for the West Bengal government, sharply retorted, “If this is called politicisation, then God save this country.” The CJI intervened to caution that he will not allow “politicisation.”

Ducking the Bouncer

In a recent party meeting in Baramati, NCP leader Ajit Pawar was giving details about how much he has sanctioned for the constituency. Suddenly, someone from the crowd corrected him about his numbers. Pawar kept his cool and then gave a break-up of how he arrived at the calculation, and then told the crowd that he has been the state’s finance minister for several years and knows what he is talking about. It evoked a bit of laughter from the party workers.