The Supreme Court on Monday directed a lawyer seeking to file a contempt of court case against Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Nishikant Dubey over his remarks against Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, to approach the Attorney General for permission.
The Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih directed the petitioner-lawyer to file an application before the AG, seeking permission to file a case against the Lok Sabha MP.
As per the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, a private individual can file a contempt of court petition in the Supreme Court only after obtaining the consent of the Attorney General or the Solicitor General.
During an interview with a news wire last week, Dubey said that CJI Khanna was to blame for all civil wars in the country.
Following his comments, certain lawyers had written to the AG seeking permission to file contempt of court petitions against Dubey under the Contempt of Courts Act.
Dubey’s comments followed the Supreme Court’s intervention in the petitions challenging the Waqf Amendment Act, leading the Government of India to put on hold for the time being, certain provisions of the Waqf Amendment Act 2025.
Earlier, Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar had said that judges in the country have no accountability and the law of the land did not apply to them.
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