CJI didn’t drive bike, so no rules flouted: Officials
Vaibhav.Ganjapure@timesgroup.com
Nagpur: 30.06.2020
Chief Justice of India Sharad Bobde’s photos on a high-end Harley Davidson bike — that appeared in several newspapers and went viral on social media — has attracted criticism for not wearing a helmet and a face mask, thus violating driving rules and Covid-control norms.
Justice Bobde couldn’t be contacted, but his office clarified that he only took a feel of the superbike and did not flout any rules as being projected on social media. “The CJI was on a morning walk on the Raj Bhavan premises when his close family friend, who deals in bikes, informed him about the arrival of the latest model of the popular Harley Davidson (Limited Edition CVO 2020) in the city. The bike was brought to Raj Bhavan for a demonstration by a representative of the company. The CJI inspected the bike and appreciated it. He didn’t even ride the motorcycle. He just sat on it,” officials, who didn’t want to be named, told TOI.
They said the CJI was wearing a mask when he started out for his walk, he removed it while inquiring about the bike. “There’s no question of wearing the helmet as the CJI wasn’t riding the bike. If one carefully sees the picture, the bike was stationary and on the side stand. The CJI was simply sitting on it. The company’s representative explained the functioning of the bike to the CJI. During video conferencing, no one wears a mask as it creates hurdles while speaking. Even in minister level conferences, many don’t wear masks while talking for the same reason,” they said.
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