A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan said matter will be heard in the week commencing May 5, 2025, as advocate Prashant Bhushan told the bench that “There has been rampant corruption in the appointment of police chiefs… rampant.”
A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justice Manoj Misra, and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma declined to initiate contempt proceedings against the poll panel while taking into note the ECI’s statement that it was addressing the issue.
Attorney General KK Venugopal said the statement was the perception of the speaker on the judgment of the Supreme Court and does not offer any comment on the Supreme Court itself.
The petition sought directions to declare unconstitutional a contempt law provision, which makes scandalising courts an offence.
The Supreme Court will hear on January 29 two petitions seeking contempt proceedings against Karni Sena leaders for obstructing the…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response from the central government on a contempt plea that alleged that the…
