India, Nov. 6 -- The Supreme Court of India on Friday issued a contempt notice to office bearers of the Kerala wing of the Indian National Congress regarding a post targeting Chief Justice of India Surya Kant last month.

The matter was heard by a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M Pancholi. Addressing the court, the bench noted that the Constitution is supreme and no political organisation or institution is above it.

"The Constitution is supreme. No individual, no institution or political organisation stands above it. The independence of the judiciary is not a matter of political convenience. It is a constitutional guarantee owed to the Republic, to the people of this Republic," read the order issued by the court, according to ...