New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- A criminal contempt petition was filed on Thursday in the Supreme Court against Shiv Sena (UBT) lawmaker Sanjay Raut and journalist Nikhil Wagle for making derogatory remarks against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on social media earlier this week after he turned down a request to meet Opposition leaders. The petition was filed by Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) through its president and senior advocate Pradeep Kumar Rai. The petition states that soon after CJI conveyed to Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday refusing to meet the political leaders citing "separation of powers" and the issues regarding Election Commission and Delhi protests which are "sub-judice", Wagle made a derogatory post. Besides the remarks, Raut further posted a video alleging that judges attend political programmed of the ruling party and accept dinner invites hosted by chief ministers. The SCBA said that the "deliberate and intentional statements" made by Raut are false. The petition states that the false statements were knowingly made to "scandalise and diminish the authority of the Supreme Court"....