In April this year, the Karnataka HC refused to dismiss a criminal case against the director of a private company and his wife, who was accused of using pepper spray on a man in self-defence.
PM Modi was referring to an open letter written by over 600 prominent lawyers expressing concern over attempts by a group to undermine the integrity of judiciary
The Rajasthan CM said, "So much corruption is happening in the judiciary today. Corruption is happening at such a large scale that I have heard that many lawyers write the judgment and take it along, and that is the judgment given."
Advocates Vineet Jindal and Shashank Shekhar Jha have written separate letters to AG KK Venugopal asking him to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Kapil Sibal.