There was a lot of uproar across the country over the cockroach statement given by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Surya Kant some time ago. Now the CJI, while hearing a case on Wednesday (June 17, 2026), has again given a similar statement. While rejecting the bail plea of ​​an accused, the CJI said that you people are parasites, it is better for the society if you stay in jail.

In fact, in the Supreme Court on Wednesday (June 17, 2026), a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant was hearing the bail plea of ​​an accused in a case related to cyber crime. During this, the CJI made strong remarks while refusing to grant bail to the accused. He said that cyber criminals are parasites, who cheat people of crores of rupees and it is difficult to catch them. It is in the interest of society that such criminals remain behind bars.

What did the CJI say during the hearing?

During the hearing of the case, Chief Justice of the country Justice Surya Kant expressed concern over the cases of cyber crime and also strongly reprimanded the accused. He said, ‘You people are parasites, who cheat investors of crores of rupees. We have to be very strict towards cyber criminals. You people are not limited to any one state. You fraud someone in Tamil Nadu and then go to Jammu from there. It is in the welfare of the society that people like you remain behind bars.

There was an uproar over CJI’s cockroach statement

Earlier, CJI Surya Kant had made similar remarks during the hearing of a case, where he had allegedly compared unemployed youth to cockroaches. After this, there was a lot of uproar across the country regarding his statement. Even a new online political party by the name of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) emerged on social media citing his statement.

He had said that unemployed youth later become media, social media and RTI activists and then start attacking the system itself. However, when the uproar escalated, the CJI clarified his comment and said, ‘My comment has been misrepresented. My statement was for those people who enter the legal profession with fake and fake degrees.

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An important meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s residence on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) for the new director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). In this important meeting, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi were also present. However, opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has expressed his disagreement in the meeting regarding the selection of the new CBI director at the PM residence. After the end of the meeting, he also gave a note of dissent.

The names of about half a dozen Indian Police Service (IPS) officers are being discussed for the new director of CBI. However, currently Praveen Sood is working on the post of CBI Director, who was given one year extension by the Central Government in the year 2025 and his tenure is ending on 25th of this month, i.e. May 25, 2026.

Which officers are in the race to become CBI Chief??

The names of several IPS officers are being discussed for the appointment of the new director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). In which the names of 1990 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre Shatrujit Singh Kapoor, Indian intelligence agency RAW chief and 1989 batch IPS officer Parag Jain, 1989 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre Ajay Kumar Sharma and current Director General of Police (DGP) of Maharashtra and 1990 batch IPS officer Sadanand Vasant Date are also included.

• Shatrujit Singh Kapoor, a 1990 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre, has also been the Director General of Police of Haryana and is currently working as the Director General (DG) of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). IPS Shatrujit Singh Kapoor’s hold on law and order and security matters is considered very strong.
• Currently, IPS Parag Jain, the head of Indian intelligence agency RAW, is known as an expert in intelligence matters. He has served on many important posts. Along with this, he has also played an important role in many sensitive operations related to terrorism.

• IPS Ajay Kumar Sharma is the chairman of Madhya Pradesh Police Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation. He has served on important posts like DG of Economic Offenses Wing (EOW) and ADG of Indore Zone. He has also been awarded the President’s Police Medal.
• At the same time, the name of Maharashtra DGP IPS Sadanand Vasant Date is also included in this list, who has also previously been the head of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Date is known for his good works during the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

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West Bengal Elections 2026: There is a lot of political activity in the state regarding the assembly elections to be held in West Bengal. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court of the country has strongly reprimanded the Mamata Banerjee government of Bengal over the incident of hostage taking of officers who had gone to conduct Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Malda district of the state. The Supreme Court said that this incident is not only an attempt to intimidate the judicial officers, but also challenges the rights of this court.

After the rebuke of the Supreme Court, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has given her reaction on this on Thursday (April 2, 2026). He said that he was not aware that seven judicial officers were held hostage overnight in Malda district. He complained that before the state elections this month, the Election Commission had implemented top-level changes in the administration, due to which he now felt that the administrative machinery of the state was not under his control.

Mamata Banerjee’s reaction on Supreme Court’s rebuke

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee gave her reaction while addressing the election rally organized at Sagardighi in Murshidabad district on Thursday (April 2, 2026). Banerjee said, ‘I don’t know who is responsible for this. No one informed me about this. Administration is not in my hands. The Election Commission is controlling the law and order in the state and it listens to Union Home Minister Amit Shah. He said, ‘Everything has been changed. My powers have been given to the Election Commission. This is like super President’s rule.

Sagardighi, West Bengal: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says, “…Administration is not in my hand. Election commission is controlling law and order, they listen to home minister amit shah, from DG to SP everyone has been changed. My powers have been transferred to ECI it is a… pic.twitter.com/gIKSWbdb2j

— IANS (@ians_india) April 2, 2026

Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Election Commission has completely failed to handle law and order in the state and all her powers have been taken away. He said that I got this information (about the officers taken hostage) from a journalist at midnight. Expressing dissatisfaction with the SIR exercise, she also said that she understands why people are angry.

What did the Supreme Court say on the incident in Malda?

Chief Justice (CJI) of the country’s Supreme Court Surya Kant said that this incident is a deliberate and provocative attempt to challenge the authority of the Supreme Court and it should be investigated by a central agency like CBI or NIA.

He said, ‘This incident is not only an attempt to intimidate the judicial officers, but also challenges the authority of this court. This appears to be a deliberate and motivated action, the purpose of which is to demoralize the judicial officers and stop the disposal of objections.

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In the age of social media, it does not take time for every small thing to go viral. Many videos from weddings to court rooms keep going viral. Even now a similar comment is going viral on social media, this comment has not been made by a common man but by the Chief Justice of India. In fact, during a hearing held in the Supreme Court before Holi, a light-hearted comment by the country’s Chief Justice Surya Kant became a topic of discussion on social media.

The CJI, who is usually known for his tough stance and serious comments, appeared to be joking this time. During the hearing of a case related to Allahabad, he made such a comment about the intoxication of cannabis that even the people present in the court room started smiling and the users on social media started enjoying it.

CJI Surya Kant commented on cannabis

According to Bar & Bench report, the bench headed by CJI Surya Kant was hearing the case of Suresh Devi vs Allahabad High Court. The next date was being decided during the hearing. Holi holidays were near, so the court asked to fix the date of hearing of the case after Holi. Meanwhile, the CJI smilingly said, list the case after Holi break, no-no… list it next week… brother, it is Allahabad… it will take a week to get rid of the intoxication of cannabis. Let us tell you that this comment of the CJI was not on any formal order of the court, but was said in a light and funny manner, but after this joke of the CJI, other people in the court room also started laughing.

Users started having fun after CJI’s comment went viral

This statement given during the hearing in the Supreme Court of India is now becoming increasingly viral on social media. People are making different types of comments on this. Some users called it the judge’s humor while others did not miss the opportunity to take a dig. In fact, after hearing the CJI’s comment, a user commented, “Judge sir, please do the right thing as told… otherwise we would have remained untouched by this divine knowledge.” Another comment says that the intoxication of cannabis will go away in a week but people’s addiction of power will go away. Whereas another user comments that Sir, after Holi holidays, summer holidays will come. Apart from this, another user comments that the CJI did not say anything wrong. Apart from this, another user comments that the whole country is intoxicated, don’t know when it will come down. Lastly, another user comments that the CJI is also having fun.

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Karnataka High Court has given an important decision on Wednesday (February 11, 2026). The court has given permission to worship the Shivalinga present in a dargah located in Aland Town in Kalaburagi district on Mahashivratri. Hearing the petition of Siddha Ramaiah Hiremath, the court, on the lines of last year, has allowed limited number of devotees to perform puja on Sunday (February 15) this year too.

The Dargah Committee had approached the Supreme Court demanding that Hindu organizations not be allowed to perform the puja. However, the bench led by the Chief Justice refused to hear it saying that if every such case starts going directly to the Supreme Court for hearing, then the message will be sent that the High Courts of the country have become irrelevant.

Dargah Committee made allegations in the petition

The Dargah Committee had alleged in its petition that a planned attempt is being made to change the nature of religious places through interim orders. Actually, the center of controversy is the site associated with 14th century Sufi saint Hazrat Sheikh Alauddin Ansari (Laadle Mashaiq) and 15th century Hindu saint Raghav Chaitanya. The remains of both the saints are said to be in this complex. A structure called Raghav Chaitanya Shivalinga is also present here.

Controversy had increased regarding worship in 2022

It is said that earlier people from both Hindu and Muslim communities used to worship at this place. However, tension regarding worship rights increased in 2022, when an incident of alleged desecration of Shivalinga by some anti-social elements came to light.

Even in February 2025, the High Court had given permission to 15 Hindu devotees to worship on Shivratri amid heavy security arrangements. During this time the rituals were conducted peacefully. This year also, on the lines of earlier order, the court has given permission for worship to a limited number of devotees.

The Supreme Court has banned the new rules of UGC. On January 29, 2026, CJI Surya Kant put a stay and said that these rules can be misused. The court directed the central government to make the draft again. Petitioners’ lawyer Vineet Jindal expressed happiness after the decision and said, ‘CJI Surya Kant has praised our arguments.’

CJI Surya Kant justified the arguments: Jindal

Naveen Jindal said that this is a big victory for us. As we were talking about three issues. One of them is Section 3C, which is talking about caste discrimination and in that particular section, the general category has been excluded, while the other castes have been included. This section is giving a special message that the general caste has discriminated against SC, ST and OBC, whereas it is not so.

Naveen Jindal said, ‘CJI Surya Kant praised our argument. He specifically said that what we are saying is correct and if there are such sections, then it will definitely be very strict and discriminatory for the General caste. Changes should be made in this.

CJI Surya Kant suggested forming a special committee: Jindal

There is also mention of the Equity Committee, which has been formed under Section 18 of these new UGC rules. No special representation has been given for the general community in these special rules. The CJI also accepted our argument and suggested that a special committee should be formed which should include knowledgeable academics and social workers.

Why was there an uproar over the new rules of UGC?

The name of the new law of UGC is Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations 2026. Under this, many instructions were given to stop caste discrimination against SC, ST and OBC students in colleges and universities. In the new rules, instructions were given to form special committees, helplines and monitoring teams in colleges and universities. These teams will look into the complaints of SC, ST and OBC students. But upper caste students allege that UGC has adopted a non-inclusive definition of caste-based discrimination and this will create chaos in colleges. In the new rules, he has been made a ‘natural criminal’.

There is resentment among the youth of the general category against the new rules of the University Grants Commission (UGC). A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court to return them, on which the apex court has agreed to hear. The bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi will hear this petition tomorrow on Thursday (January 29, 2026).

It has been said in the petition that the new rules are discriminating against general category students in the name of removing caste discrimination. In these, a provision has been made for complaints of caste discrimination against Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Most Backward Classes (OBC), but general category students have been left out. There is no provision in these rules for any action against those who make a false complaint.

What is the new equality rule of UGC?

UGC has implemented the Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Regulations, 2026 in universities and colleges across the country from January 15, 2026. The main objective of this rule has been said to be to prevent caste discrimination in all higher educational institutions across the country and to provide equal opportunity to all students and employees. The most important feature of this rule is that now along with Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) as well as Other Backward Classes (OBC) have also been included in the definition of caste discrimination.

Under the new rule, every higher education institute will have to create an equal opportunity centre. Special committees will have to be formed to resolve complaints related to discrimination in the institute and a 24-hour helpline service will also have to be started. Apart from this, according to the rules, action will have to be taken on the complaints filed under the rules within a stipulated time limit.

Why is there opposition to the new rules of UGC?

As soon as this rule of the University Grants Commission (UGC) came into force, organizations associated with the upper castes in many parts of the country started protesting against it. Students and teachers say that this rule is not balanced for all classes and can be misused. The biggest fear regarding this rule is that students and teachers can be implicated by making allegations of false discrimination.

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