Supreme Court seeks response from Kerala Congress office-bearers over CJI post

Politics · First reported 6 Nov, 08:34 · Updated 09:22

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The Supreme Court issued contempt notices to office-bearers of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee over a now-deleted post targeting Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. The court will consider whether contempt proceedings should follow; the party said the post was made without leadership approval and had been removed.

The Supreme Court issued notices to KPCC office-bearers, including its president, asking why contempt proceedings should not be initiated over the post.
The post appeared on the Kerala Congress unit’s official X account and was later deleted.
KPCC said the post was uploaded without office-bearers’ approval and that an unconditional apology had been issued.
The court said criticism of judgments is permissible but freedom of expression cannot shield interference with the administration of justice.
The notice followed a petition by advocate Vineet Jindal seeking action over the post.

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Key facts

Court action: Contempt notices issued to KPCC office-bearers, including its president.
Post: A now-deleted post on the Kerala Congress unit’s official X account targeted CJI Surya Kant.
Petitioner: Advocate Vineet Jindal.
Party response: KPCC said office-bearers had not approved the post and that an unconditional apology was issued.