A fresh plea before the Delhi High Court seeks contempt action against Arvind Kejriwal over an alleged coordinated campaign targeting Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, with the petition filed by advocate Ashok Chaitanya listed before Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja.
A criminal contempt process has been initiated against AAP leaders and others over alleged scandalous remarks targeting a Delhi High Court judge. The petitioner has sought mandatory consent under law, after which the case will be formally filed before the court.
The Allahabad High Court referred a contempt matter to the Chief Justice after a lawyer shouted in court, accusing the judge. Justice Santosh Rai termed the conduct scandalous, dignity and directed the Registry to seek orders for contempt proceedings.
