SC to Hear Plea on Removal of Nishikant Dubey’s Remarks Against Judiciary, SCBA Seeks Contempt Action

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear next week a plea seeking the removal of social media content containing BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s remarks against the judiciary and Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna.

Dubey allegedly accused the CJI of being responsible for "all civil wars in the country", leading to widespread circulation of derogatory posts online.

Advocate Narender Mishra, representing the petitioner, informed the bench that letters to the Attorney General and Solicitor General requesting action had yielded no response.

In a related development, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has urged the Attorney General to permit the initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against Dubey, terming his statements defamatory and contemptuous.