New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to journalist Nikhil Wagle and Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut in the criminal contempt petition filed by the SCBA over their remarks concerning Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant.

A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked them to explain why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them while exempting them from personal appearance for now.

"When personal liberty or any rights are jeopardised, each one of them has, in the past also, come to the Court seeking rescue. Probably the courts have never lagged behind in protecting those rights. And if the same people condemn, criticise, take the courts left and right, it is very unfo...