India, Nov. 6 -- Observing that independence of the judiciary is not a matter of "political convenience", the Supreme Court on Friday issued a contempt notice to all office bearers of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee over a social media post targeting Chief Justice of India Surya Kant.

A bench of justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M Pancholi said that the Constitution is supreme and no individual or political organisation stands above it.

"Judgments are always open to criticism. Freedom of expression can't be a shield of intimidation to interfere with the administration of justice. Howsoever high position a person occupies, any attempt to undermine the authority of the court needs to be dealt with an iron hand.

"Authority of the court d...