IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
INHERENT JURISDICTION
CONTEMPT PETITION (CRL.) NO.4 OF 2020
ADITYA KASHYAP … PETITIONER
VERSUS
RACHITA TANEJA … CONTEMNOR/ RESPONDENT
O R D E R
The petitioner, a student of law, has filed this
petition for initiating proceedings for contempt for
publishing contemptuous posts on social media which
allegedly scandalise and undermine the authority of this
Court. The petitioner has filed this contempt petition
after obtaining consent of learned Attorney General for
India. Learned Attorney General for India while giving
his consent by letter dated December 1, 2020 recording
his satisfaction states”
"....... ....... .......
I am satisfied that each one of the tweets with the cartoons attached to them is in contempt of the Supreme Court of India, and hence I give my consent to initiate proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 in regard to each one of the
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tweets.”
Issue notice returnable within six weeks. The
contemnorrespondent not to appear in person.
..........................J. ( ASHOK BHUSHAN )
..........................J. ( R. SUBHASH REDDY )
..........................J. ( M.R. SHAH )
NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 18, 2020.
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