Tag: contempt

Explained: What is ‘contempt of court’, and why does the A-G have to consent to these proceedings?

Source:-https://indianexpress.com Attorney General K K Venugopal on Thursday gave his consent for the initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his tweets following the Supreme Court’s decision to grant interim bail to television anchor Arnab Goswami. Writing to one Skand Bajpai who had sought his consent, Venugopal said: “…People believe that

Gujarat High Court stays contempt proceedings against Madhya Pradesh officials in 2008 serial blasts case

Source: dnaindia.com The Gujarat High Court’s single judge bench of Justice SH Vora has stayed a special court, which is hearing the 2008 serial blasts case, from initiating contempt proceedings against Madhya Pradesh government officials for not shifting 10 serial blasts accused from a jail in MP to Sabarmati central jail in Ahmedabad. The court