SC won’t entertain plea on Dubey’s judiciary remark

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a contempt petition against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for his comments against the judiciary and CJI Sanjiv Khanna even as it said it will pass an order on the issue.

“We will be passing a short order. We will give some reasons. We will not be entertaining it but we will give a short order,” a Bench led by CJI Khanna said.

The CJI’s comment came after petitioner Vishal Tiwari submitted, “The dignity of the institution has to be protected. It cannot go on like this.”

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) have condemned Dubey’s remarks against the judiciary and CJI Khanna.

As a lawyer sought to initiate contempt of court proceedings against Dubey over his scathing criticism of the judiciary and CJI Khanna, the Supreme Court had last month told him to seek the Attorney General’s permission to file a contempt petition.