In 2011, after Gujarat Governor Kamala Beniwal appointed Justice (retired) R A Mehta as new Lokayukta of the state, advocate Ashok Pande had filed a PIL seeking Governor's removal alleging that she was 'biased'.
The division bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala, in October 2011, dismissed the PIL terming it "frivolous" and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on him.
Pande challenged this order in the Supreme Court, but the apex court in turn asked him to pay a fine of Rs 1 lakh, to be deposited with Gujarat Legal Aid Services Authority.
Today, when the matter came up for the hearing and High Court sought to know if he had deposited the amount, Pande, arguing himself, asked for time.
"This court should not take up the matter today as I have sought consent of the President of India and the Chief Justice of India to initiate actions against the Lordships because you have issued a warrant against me without any grounds," he said, showing copy of his 81-page letter to President.