BJP Leader Seeks Contempt Action Against CJP’s Saurav Das Over X Post On Punjab & Haryana HC Chief Justice

A BJP leader has moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking criminal contempt proceedings against Cockroach Janta Party co-convener Saurav Das over an X post that, the petition alleges, imputed political motives to a recent judgment and scandalised the Court. Chandigarh: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has approached the Punjab and Haryana High […]

Heated Arguments Between the Counsel and the Court Do Not Amount to Contempt: Allahabad High Court 

The Allahabad High Court held that incorrect judicial orders or heated courtroom exchanges between lawyers and judges do not constitute criminal contempt, observing that such incidents neither scandalise the court nor obstruct justice, while dismissing advocate Arun Mishra’s contempt petition.