Contempt Power ‘Not a Sword to Silence Critics’: Supreme Court Gives Relief to Woman Over ‘Dog Mafia’ Remark

The Supreme Court set aside a contempt conviction against a Navi Mumbai woman who called judges part of a “dog mafia,” stressing that contempt power protects the institution, not individual judges. The Court said mercy must guide decisions when genuine remorse is shown.

Mumbai Woman Calls Judges ‘Dog Mafia’, Gets 1-Week Jail for Contempt

A Navi Mumbai resident was sentenced to one week in jail for calling High Court and Supreme Court judges part of a “dog mafia”. The Bombay High Court found her remarks insulting and damaging to judicial dignity.