Congress chief Rahul Gandhi accepted in the Supreme Court that he had wrongly attributed the “chowkidar chor hain” slogan to the court’s ruling on the Rafale fighter deal. He said he had made the remarks in the “heat of the political campaigning”.
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BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi filed a petition in the Supreme Court for criminal contempt against Congress chief Rahul Gandhi over his “chowkidar chor hain” comment on the Rafale controversy. Lekhi claims Gandhi attributed his own statement as the court’s verdict.
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The Supreme Court, on Friday, put a stay on the conviction and punishment of the Shillong Times editor and publisher by the Meghalaya high court in a contempt case involving two articles, on the perks and facilities for retired judges, published in the paper in 2018.
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The Supreme Court found Anil Ambani, Reliance Communications chairman; Satish Seth, Reliance Telecom chairman; and Chhaya Virani, Infratel chairperson guilty of contempt of court over non-payment of ₹550 crore dues owed to Swedish telecom giant Ericsson.
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The Supreme Court came down heavily on lawyers giving “political colour” to judgments while appearing before the media and said it was the “gravest form of contempt” and that such “black sheep” should be removed from the profession to protect the integrity of judiciary.
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Two petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court for contempt of court petitions against head priest of the famous Ayyappa temple and others for “blocking” the entry of women in the temple.
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