The Delhi excessive court docket has sentenced a lawyer to 4 months in jail after discovering him responsible of felony contempt. The court docket noticed that the advocate “scandalised and lowered the dignity” of courts by his remarks in opposition to judges.
A bench comprising justices Pratibha M Singh and Amit Sharma mentioned that the lawyer used “deplorable and derogatory language”. The court docket held him responsible of being “clearly contemptuous” in opposition to judicial officers, excessive court docket judges and the court docket.
The bench mentioned that the lawyer has no respect for the courts and the judicial system. It famous that the lawyer did not apologise, and his conduct was an try to malign the courts.
“The contemnor has no respect for the courts as additionally your entire judicial system itself… He has not expressed any apology and his whole conduct is merely an try to scandalise and malign the courts. Such conduct on behalf of the contemnor, particularly, somebody who’s certified as an advocate can’t be left unpunished,” the court docket added.
The bench mentioned the lawyer did not specific any apology or regret for his conduct. He filed 30-40 complaints in opposition to judges, cops and judges of the court docket.
“Contemplating the aforesaid, submitting of 30 to 40 complaints in opposition to judicial officers, cops as additionally the judges of this court docket by the contemnor clearly reveals that his intention is to scandalise the court docket, as additionally decrease the dignity and authority of the court docket,” the bench mentioned.
Refusing to droop the sentence, the bench outlined the “vilification marketing campaign” run by the contemnor in opposition to courts basically and a number of other judges specifically in addition to the “brazen nature” of his submissions within the contempt petition.
In Could, a decide had ordered a suo moto felony contempt case in opposition to the lawyer after he handed private remarks at judges. He additionally posted contemptuous feedback within the chat field throughout the digital proceedings.
The division bench held his feedback within the chat field have been geared toward settling scores along with his household and interesting with them in frivolous proceedings.
Neither can his derogatory language be condoned, nor his conduct go unpunished, it added.
The court docket additionally requested the lawyer to cough up ₹2000 as positive. They requested the police to take the lawyer into custody and ship him to jail.
With inputs from PTI
