SC bar association to file contempt plea against Kerala Congress for CJI post
The Supreme Court Bar Association is seeking contempt proceedings against the Kerala Congress for a social media post criticizing the Chief Justice of India. The move follows a broader debate regarding the boundaries of free speech when criticizing constitutional institutions.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing tension between political discourse and the legal protection of judicial independence in India.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Tuesday decided to file a petition seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against Kerala Congress for its social media post (which was later deleted) asking CJI Surya Kant to quit for iterating the constitutional mandate that law and order does not lie in the domain of judiciary.SCBA chief Pradeep Rai said the process of drafting the plea is continuing and would be sent to attorney general R Venkataramani seeking his consent for its filing in court.Contemporaneously, Mamata TMC MP Mahua Moitra sarcastically misspelt the CJI's name and posted on X, "Surya clearly…
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