Press conference by SC judges could have been avoided: AG

New Delhi, January 12

Attorney-General KK Venugopal said on Friday the press conference of four of the Supreme Court’s most senior judges  "could have been avoided".

Venugopal, who held a meeting with Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra after the press conference, spoke to PTI after much persuasion and voiced hope that all judges, including the CJI, would rise to the occasion and "wholly neutralise" the "divisiveness".

“What has happened today could have been avoided. The judges will now have to act in statesmanship and ensure that the divisiveness is wholly neutralised and total harmony and mutual understanding will prevail in future," he said.

"This is what all of us at the bar want and I am sure that the judges, including the CJI, will rise to the occasion," he said, but refused to talk about his discussions with the CJI and others.

"I had promised to the judges that I would not speak to the media," Venugopal said.

Sources said SC judges other than the four also held a meeting during the court’s recess and were concerned about the development.

Repeated attempts to reach the CJI and his office to get his comments on the development did not fructify. PTI