IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
INHERENT JURISDICTION
CONTEMPT PETITION (CRL.) NO.2 OF 2020
SHRIRANG KATNESHWARKAR AND OTHERS … PETITIONER
VERSUS
KUNAL KAMRA … CONTEMNOR/ RESPONDENT
WITH
CONTEMPT PETITION (CRL.) NO.1 OF 2020
ABHYUDAYA MISHRA … PETITIONER
VERSUS
KUNAL KAMRA … CONTEMNOR/ RESPONDENT
WITH
CONTEMPT PETITION (CRL.) NO.3 OF 2020
SKAND BAJPAI … PETITIONER
VERSUS
KUNAL KAMRA … CONTEMNOR/ RESPONDENT
O R D E R
These petitions have filed, first by an Advocate of
this Court and other two by Law Students for initiating
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criminal contempt proceedings against the respondent for
scandalising this Court and lowering the authority of
this Court by publishing tweets on twitter handle of the
alleged contemnor.
The contempt petitions have been filed after
obtaining consent of learned Attorney General for India.
Learned Attorney General for India vide his letter dated
November 12, 2020 granted consent on the request of the
applicant to proceed by way of initiating contempt
proceedings against Shri Kunal Kamrarespondent. Learned
Attorney General in his consent letter dated November 12,
2020 states:
"I am in receipt of your request for consent to initiate proceedings by way of criminal contempt against Sh. Kunal Kamra. I have ...