SC says it won’t entertain contempt plea against BJP’s Nishikant Dubey for claims about CJI
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will not entertain a petition seeking contempt of court action against Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey for claiming that Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna was responsible for “all civil wars” in the country, reported Bar and Bench.
The BJP MP, who made the claims on April 19, also said that the Supreme Court was responsible for “inciting religious wars” and said the top court “is going beyond its limits…”.
“If one has to go to the Supreme Court for everything, then Parliament and state Assembly should be shut,” Dubey was quoted as saying by ANI.
On Monday, the Supreme Court said that it will pass a short order in the matter but “will not be entertaining” the public interest litigation petition filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari.
Tiwari had stated in the plea that Dubey’s remarks were “replete with derogatory speech towards the judiciary and Supreme Court”, according to Bar and Bench.
On April 22, the Supreme Court Bar Association sought contempt action against Dubey. “This attack on the Supreme Court, as an institution, and qua the Chief Justice of India Mr Justice Sanjiv Khanna, as an individual, is unacceptable and must be dealt with in accordance with the law,” said the association.
It also urged the attorney general to take action against Dubey.
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