The Delhi High Court directed removal of additional videos uploaded by Dr. Kapil Kakkar containing allegations against a sitting High Court judge and linking the judge to the Saket building collapse deaths. The order was passed during proceedings in a criminal contempt petition initiated by the Delhi High Court Bar Association.
The Supreme Court expressed concern over threats and attacks targeting retired Bombay High Court judge Justice Gautam Patel and his family, warning that such incidents threaten judicial independence and the administration of justice. The Court observed that fear and intimidation could discourage judges from delivering impartial judgments.
Newly sworn-in Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, stressed the vital role of lawyers in delivering justice, remarking, “The Bench and the Bar are often described as two wheels of the same chariot… A judge is only as good as the assistance they receive from the Bar.”
