Today, while hearing the matter for a listing of the Petition to convert the land measuring 1.33 acres that was allotted to the Supreme Court for developing the chamber blocks for lawyers a small augment was held between the Chief Justice of India Dr DY Chandrachud, and the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Senior Advocate Vikas Singh.

Earlier, Senior Advocate, Vikas Singh wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of India Dr DY Chandrachud for listing and hearing the matter as soon as possible. In its letter, he also mentioned that he hoped that SCBA was not forced to resort to protesting due to not being treated as an ordinary litigant and being given unfair treatment by not being given its due importance.

Before that, he had also written to former CJI UU Lalit regarding the same matter. After a long time when Senior Advocate Vikas Singh did get any satisfactory response, he got into a heated exchange with the CJI and said that he didn't wish to take the matter to the judges' residents.

After that CJI responded and said that this is not a right way to behave and ordered Mr. Singh to sit down.

However, Singh expressed his strong feelings on the matter, stating that lawyers have been waiting for 20 years to be allotted chambers and the court had not yet listed it despite repeated mentioning’s.

 CJI DY Chandrachud said–

"Please don't raise your voice. This is not the way to behave as the President of SCBA. You're asking for a land allotted to the SC to be given to the bar. I have made my decision. It will be taken on 17th and it will not be first on board."

 To this Mr Singh replied –

"Just because the bar doesn't do anything doesn't mean it should be taken for granted. I feel strongly for this. 20 years lawyers have been waiting to be allotted chambers." 

CJI also mentioned that he would be treating Singh as an ordinary litigant. He said–

 Mr Singh, I am the Chief Justice of India. I have been on the bench for a long. I have never let myself be browbeaten by bar members and I will not let it happen in the final 2 years of my tenure. You will be treated as an ordinary litigant. Please don't force my hand to do something you don't want."

Later, Mr Singh Apologies to the Bench and said "I don't think that the bar should transgress the limits of decorum."

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