sc summons raut in contempt case over posts on cji
New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday summoned Shiv Sena (UBT) member of Parliament Sanjay Raut in a contempt case filed against him over his objectionable social media posts against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant.
Hearing a contempt petition filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) against Raut and journalist Nikhil Wagle for their remarks against CJI, a bench of justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M Pancholi said the magnitude of the issue involved concerns the entire judiciary. It further directed Wagle to remain virtually present on November 17, the next date of hearing.
A bench headed by CJI Kant had on October 16 issued notice on the SCBA plea seeking the responses from Raut and Wagle, exempting them from...
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