One of the litigants, in the email to Justice Patel, urged the high court to look into the issue and said the plea has not been heard for two years. Justice Patel was irked with this and said such personal emails should not be sent to judges. “The matter may be pending for how much ever time but one cannot send such personal emails to judges,” Justice Patel said. The court directed for the plea to be placed before another bench.

Justice Patel said he would “never touch this matter”. “I am never going to touch this matter. Not with a ten-foot pole. Imagine if I hear this and pass a favourable order. The message sent would be that you send personal emails to judges and you will get favourable orders,” Justice Patel said. The petitioner, who sent the mails, was also present before the court and expressed his apology. The high court, however, refused to hear him.

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