Contempt notice to lawyers over remarks against judge

A BENCH LED BY CJI BHUSHAN R GAVAI TOOK STRONG OBJECTION TO THE STATEMENTS MADE AGAINST THE HC JUDGE

- Abraham Thomas

The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down hard upon a litigant and his lawyers for making scurrilous allegations against a sitting high court judge.

The judge concerned was deciding a case filed by the litigant against Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy and issued contempt notices to them.

The court was dealing with a petition filed by N Peddi Raju who had filed a complaint under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 against Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy and others.

He filed a transfer petition seeking transfer of the case outside Telangana, making scurrilous allegations against justice Moushmi Bhattacharya hearing the matter.

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai took strong objection to statements made against the judge.