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Complaint filed against Justice DY Chandrachud accusing him of passing order benefiting his lawyer son’s client, Bar Council dismisses claims

OpIndia Staff - 9 October, 2022

Complainant Rashid Khan Pathan alleges that Justice DY Chandrachud passed in order in favour of his son's clients in a criminal case

Law

Youtuber who had questioned release of Maridhas, went on a tirade against Nupur Sharma, sentenced to jail for 6 months in contempt of court...

OpIndia Staff - 16 September, 2022

Madras HC sentenced Youtuber Savakku Shankar to 6 months in prison in a contempt of court case pertaining to release of Maridhas

News Reports

Prashant Bhushan’s apology for his utterings finally saves his a$$, Supreme Court closes the 2009 contempt case

OpIndia Staff - 30 August, 2022

The 2009 case was revived in 2020 when the bench led by Justice Arun Mishra decided to hear the matter along with the case filed against Bhushan over some allegedly derogatory tweets.

News Reports

AG refuses permission for contempt proceedings against retired justice SN Dhingra and others for criticism of SC judges’ statements against Nupur Sharma

OpIndia Staff - 14 July, 2022

The AG in his letter has stated that their statements are in the realm of “fair criticism” on a hearing conducted by the Supreme Court of India.

News Reports

Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya given 4-month imprisonment, Rs 2000 fine in contempt case by Supreme Court

OpIndia Staff - 11 July, 2022

The Supreme Court has awarded a 4-moth jail sentence and imposed a fine of Rs 2000 on Indian fugitive and businessman Vijay Mallya in a 2017 contempt case.

Opinions

SC in contempt of itself: 4 ways that it fails to hold itself to standards it eloquently demands from the public and elected officials

Yossarian - 9 July, 2022

The Supreme Court's 'victim blaming' verbal assault in court on Nupur Sharma sets a dangerous precedent for the country on the justification of violence.

News Reports

Contempt of court complaint filed against Rahul Gandhi for violating rules by posting video of court proceedings

OpIndia Staff - 6 July, 2022

VHP leader Girish Bharadwaj writes to Karnataka HC seeking action against Rahul Gandhi for posting video of court proceedings

News Reports

After OpIndia and Nupur J Sharma, AG gets letter to initiate contempt proceedings against retired Justice Dhingra and two others

OpIndia Staff - 5 July, 2022

The letter alleged that the use of 'unparliamentary and derogatory' language against the Judiciary fell within the scope of the Contempt of Courts.

Opinions

TMC’s Saket Gokhale asks AG to initiate contempt proceedings against us: Here is why this is a hill I am willing to die on

Nupur J Sharma - 3 July, 2022

TMC leader Saket Gokhale has approached the AG to initiate contempt proceedings against OpIndia for its criticism of Judges' remarks in Nupur Sharma case

News Reports

Delhi High Court issues fresh notices to Vivek Agnihotri, Anand Ranganathan, Swarajya magazine in an old contempt of court case

OpIndia Staff - 5 May, 2022

Vivek Agnihotri, Anand Ranganathan, Swarajya issued notices by Delhi HC in old contempt of court case for their comments on a judge

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