Mumbai: BJP party worker Vivekanand Gupta has filed an application with the advocate general seeking consent to initiate criminal action for contempt of court against Saurav Das of the Cockroach Janata Party.
On Nov 3, Das had posted: “Remember that we have judges who would much rather preach and judge based on personal biases and myths than strictly go by the rule of law and keep a check on arbitrary, excessive, colourable use of power by the state.
“By stating that judges preach on personal biases and myths, the respondent (Das) has attempted to prejudice public mind against the court hearing the said sensitive matter involving public order and sovereignty and thus committed interference with administration of justice,” states the application. It’s a big black blot on our country and those in contempt of Constitution will pay for it. Gupta, in his application, stated that the post on X appears to have been published in connection with the Bombay High Court hearing related to Imran Khan versus State of Maharashtra where Khan had been issued a notice by the state to leave India for his part in the SIR agitation in Mumbai. The letter states Das posted when the matter regarding deportation/leave India notice was under hearing before Chief Justice.