‘Attack on majesty of law’: Punjab & Haryana High Court Slaps Rs 50,000 Penalty, Rejects Judge-Bias Transfer Plea

The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a plea seeking transfer of a 2019 defamation case, holding that unproven allegations against a judge and counsel amount to an “attack on the majesty of law.” The Court imposed a Rs 50,000 penalty on the 89-year-old petitioner and directed the trial court to proceed expeditiously.

Ex-CJI DY Chandrachud Rejects Bias Claims Over Bail Cases Assigned to Justice Bela Trivedi: Unsubstantiated Allegations, Facts Are to the Contrary

Former CJI DY Chandrachud firmly dismissed allegations of bias in assigning bail cases to Justice Bela Trivedi, calling them unsubstantiated. He stressed that facts prove otherwise, as case allocation in the Supreme Court is done randomly by computer.