High Court Begins Contempt Action Against 3 Lawyers For Fabricated Report On Judge

The Bombay High Court noted that such an act lowers the dignity of the court.

The Bombay High Court has initiated suo motu (on its own) contempt proceedings against three advocates for submitting a fabricated news report casting aspersions on a high court judge, noting that such an act lowers the dignity of the court.

A division bench of Justices Anuja Prabhudessai and NR Borkar, in its order of January 29. said such "deliberate, motivated and contemptuous act" impairs the administration of justice or tends to bring the administration of justice into disrepute or lowers the dignity of the court.

The bench said that an application was submitted by one Bhisham Pahuja (also an advocate) through his lawyers Zoheb Merchant and Minal Chandnani, in a petition filed by one Amar Mulchandani, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case.