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.
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.
