New Delhi: Amid the raging India’s Got Latent row, the Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on podcaster-influencer Ranveer Allahbadia for his remarks on the YouTube show, calling his comments in the episode he appeared “vulgar and condemnable”.
However, the bench granted him interim protection from arrest, directing him to cooperate with the ongoing investigation.
Allahbadia’s controversial remarks on parents and sex, made on comedian Samay Raina’s show, have sparked outrage, leading to multiple FIRs against him and others across the country. Apart from Allahbadia and Raina, the case lodged in Assam also names Ashish Chanchlani, Jaspreet Singh, and Apoorva Mukhija.
In the Supreme Court, Allahbadia was represented by senior advocate Abhinav Chandrachud, son of former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.
Here is all you need to know Abhinav Chandrachud – Ranveer Allahbadia’s lawyer
- Legal Legacy: Abhinav Chandrachud is the son of former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. His brother, Chintan, is also a practicing advocate. During his farewell speech, DY Chandrachud revealed that both his sons refrained from arguing cases in the Supreme Court during his tenure to maintain professional integrity.
- Education: He graduated from Government Law College, Mumbai, in 2008 with LLB and BLS degrees. A rank-holder at Mumbai University, he was also awarded the Honourable Justice DP Madon Prize in Constitutional Law.
- International Studies: Chandrachud pursued an LLM at Harvard Law School in 2009, earning the Dana Scholar title. He later obtained both a Master of the Science of Law (JSM) and a Doctor of the Science of Law (JSD) from Stanford Law School, where he was recognised as a Franklin Family Scholar.
- Legal Career: A senior advocate at the Bombay High Court, he has worked with the global law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and played key roles in India’s legal landscape.
- Author and Scholar: Chandrachud has authored several books, including Supreme Whispers: Conversations with Judges of the Supreme Court of India 1980-1989 (2018) and Republic of Rhetoric: Free Speech and the Constitution of India (2017).
