YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia has approached the Supreme Court, seeking to quash multiple FIRs registered against him and requesting an urgent hearing. His case will be represented by Abhinav Chandrachud, a young lawyer and the son of former Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud. Abhinav has filed a plea in the Supreme Court to have the FIRs against Allahbadia dismissed.
Who Is Abhinav Chandrachud?
Abhinav Chandrachud is the son of former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. He is a practising lawyer at the Bombay High Court. He completed his Doctor of the Science of Law (JSD) and Master of the Science of Law (JSM) from Stanford Law School in California where he was a Franklin Family Scholar.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Abhinav graduated from Government Law College in Mumbai in 2008 and later pursued his Master of Laws (LLM) from Harvard Law School, where he was a Dana Scholar. He previously worked as an associate attorney at Gibson and the global law firm Dunn & Crutcher.
Abhinav has worked as an associate attorney at Gibson and the global law firm Dunn & Crutcher. He is also a noted author, having written Republic of Rhetoric: Free Speech and the Constitution of India (2017) and Supreme Whispers: Conversations with Judges of the Supreme Court of India 1980-1989 (2018). His opinion pieces have appeared in several leading newspapers.
His Father Former Chief Justice Of India – DY Chandrachud
In his farewell speech, former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud recounted a personal anecdote about his sons, Abhinav and Chintan, both practicing lawyers. He shared that he once asked them to argue cases in the Supreme Court so he could see them more frequently. However, they declined, emphasising the importance of maintaining professional integrity while their father served as a judge.
”They told me, ‘Dad, we shall do it after you demit office. Why should we bring disrepute to your name and ours by practicing in SC when you are a judge?’ I am truly blessed to have children who have that ethos,” Chandrachud remarked.
Bench Hearing Ranveer Allahbadia’s Case
A bench led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar acknowledged the request and assured that the matter would be listed for hearing within two to three days. Despite Chandrachud emphasising the urgency, CJI Khanna stated that a date had already been assigned and declined to allow an oral mention.
Charges Against Ranveer Allahbadia
Allahbadia is facing multiple charges related to alleged offensive remarks made during the web show India’s Got Latent. He has been booked under various sections, including Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, for insulting a woman’s modesty through words, gestures, sounds, or objects. Additional charges include intrusion of a woman’s privacy.
The Supreme Court has stated that the matter will be heard in the next two to three days. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar took note of the submissions made by Abhinav Chandrachud, who is appearing for the influencer, and assured that the plea would be listed within a few days. Abhinav sought an urgent hearing on the grounds that Allahbadia has been summoned by the Assam Police today.
