The Rajasthan High Court held that criminal contempt law does not protect judges’ personal ego. It clarified that personal criticism of a presiding officer, without affecting justice administration or scandalising the institution, ordinarily does not amount to criminal contempt.
The Allahabad High Court directed authorities to deploy two security guards for Haseen Khan after he alleged he was stopped from offering namaz on his private property in Mohammad Ganj and claimed police forced his thumb impression on an undisclosed document.
CJI B.R. Gavai urged for the revival of Kashmir’s pluralistic legacy and stressed the need to empower citizens through legal awareness, saying only an informed population can truly realise and exercise their constitutional rights.
