New Delhi: Senior counsel KTS Tulsi on Saturday said the issue of the Chief Justices' conference coinciding with Good Friday should have been resolved by mutual discussion and not through letters.
"I wish this issue was resolved by mutual discussion and not through letters, but one letter led to another sharp reaction, and then, it snowballed into controversy, which was avoidable," Tulsi told ANI.
The senior lawyer also pointed out that the issue was not just a question of only utilising a holiday; but of "ignoring the religious compulsions of an individual, of a colleague, whose presence is as much important as the others."
Taking strong exception to the two-day Chief Justices conference being held on Good Friday, Supreme Court judge Justice Kurien Joseph had earlier written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to show equal importance and respect to the sacred days of all religions.
"Your goodself would appreciate that no important programmes are held during sacred days of Diwali, Eid, Xmas etc, though we have holidays during that period as well," Justice Kurien wrote to Prime Minister Modi on April 1.
"Request you to have in mind these concerns while scheduling events and show equal importance and respect to sacred days of all religions," he added.
