Supreme Courtroom lawyer seeks contempt proceedings towards BJP MP Nishikant Dubey

 A Supreme Courtroom lawyer representing one of many litigants within the Waqf Act case has written to Lawyer Basic searching for consent to provoke contempt proceedings towards BJP MP Nishikant Dubey.
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A Supreme Courtroom lawyer representing one of many litigants within the Waqf Act case has written to Lawyer Basic R Venkatramani searching for consent to provoke contempt proceedings towards BJP MP Nishikant Dubey over his “grossly scandalous” remarks “geared toward decreasing the dignity” of the highest courtroom.

This comes a day after Mr. Dubey launched a broadside towards the Supreme Courtroom, saying Parliament and state assemblies needs to be shut if the apex courtroom needed to make legal guidelines. He additionally took a swipe at Chief Justice India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, holding him chargeable for “civil wars” within the nation.

In his letter to the lawyer normal, advocate Anas Tanveer mentioned Dubey’s remarks are “deeply derogatory and dangerously provocative”.

“I’m penning this letter underneath Part 15(1)(b) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, learn with Rule 3(c) of the Guidelines to Regulate Proceedings for Contempt of the Supreme Courtroom, 1975, to humbly search your sort consent for initiating felony contempt proceedings towards Shri Nishikant Dubey, Hon’ble Member of Lok Sabha from Godda parliamentary constituency in Jharkhand, for statements made by him in public which are grossly scandalous, deceptive, and geared toward decreasing the dignity and authority of the Hon’ble Supreme Courtroom of India,” the letter mentioned.

Dubey’s remarks got here following the Centre’s assurance to the courtroom that it could not be implementing a few of the contentious provisions of the Waqf (Modification) Act until the subsequent day of listening to after the courtroom raised questions over them.

The BJP on Saturday (April 19, 2025) distanced itself from Dubey’s criticism of the Supreme Courtroom, with occasion president J P Nadda calling the feedback his private views.

He additionally affirmed the ruling occasion’s respect for the judiciary as an inseparable a part of democracy.

Mr. Nadda mentioned he had directed occasion leaders to not make such feedback.