Madras High Court stays release of ‘scandalous’ book targeting Justice GR Swaminathan, initiates contempt proceedings
The Bench, comprising Chief Justice MM Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan, took suo motu cognisance of the matter and observed that the proposed launch of the book at the 49th Chennai Book Fair, scheduled for January 8 (Thursday), tended to directly scandalise the judiciary and crossed all limits of fair criticism.
