‘Constitution supreme’: SC invokes ‘iron hand’ treatment over Kerala Congress’s remarks against CJI Surya Kant
The court said the post could amount to contempt and appointed a senior advocate to examine whether criminal or civil contempt applies.
- On Friday, the Supreme Court issued a contempt notice to all office-bearers of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee over an October 12 social media post targeting Chief Justice Surya Kant, which the court deemed an attempt to undermine judicial authority.
- The Keralam unit of Congress published the controversial post on its official social media account on October 12, but after it went viral and drew sharp criticism, the party deleted the post and removed the person responsible.
- Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M Pancholi stated, "Freedom of expression can't be a shield of intimidation to interfere with the administration of justice." The bench emphasized that while judgments remain open to criticism, attempts to undermine the court require firm action.
- To determine whether the matter constitutes criminal or civil contempt, the court appointed a senior advocate as amicus curiae and sought the assistance of Attorney General R Venkataramani in examining the legal implications.
- Asserting that the Constitution is supreme, the Supreme Court declared that judicial independence is not a matter of "political convenience" and that no individual or political organization stands above the law, which must take its course.
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SC issues notice to all office bearers of Kerala unit of Congress
New Delhi: Observing that independence of the judiciary is not a matter of “political convenience”, the Supreme Court on Friday, November 6, issued a contempt notice to all office bearers of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee over a social media post targeting Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. A bench of justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Politics and Top Stories o…
In the case of social media posts targeting CJI Suryakanth, the Supreme Court has issued a contempt notice to all the officials of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee. Stating that the independence of the judiciary is beyond political convenience, the court sought assistance from the Attorney General and appointed senior advocate as a friend of justice.
SC issues notice to all office bearers of Keralam unit of Congress over post targeting CJI Surya Kant
A post against the CJI from the official X account of the Keralam unit of Congress went viral on October 12, drawing sharp criticism on social media, before it was deleted
SC issues contempt notice to Congress's Kerala unit for CJI post
The Supreme Court of India has issued a contempt notice to all office bearers of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee. This action follows a social media post from the party's official X account that targeted Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. The court emphasised that judicial independence is not subject to political convenience and that attempts to undermine its authority will be dealt with firmly.
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