Mar 05, 2025 05:56 AM IST
Himachal HC issued show-cause notices to the people, asking them to elucidate why they need to not face felony contempt proceedings. The matter is scheduled for a listening to on April 7, 2025.
The Himachal Pradesh excessive court docket has issued show-cause notices to former Lok Sabha MP Rajan Sushant and his son Dhairya Sushant for felony contempt of court docket taking suo motu discover after a video was uploaded on social media levelling critical allegations in opposition to the judiciary.
The Himachal Pradesh excessive court docket has issued show-cause notices to former Lok Sabha MP Rajan Sushant and his son Dhairya Sushant for felony contempt of court docket taking suo motu discover after a video was uploaded on social media levelling critical allegations in opposition to the judiciary. (Shutterstock/ Representational picture)
A division bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Sushil Kukreja issued show-cause notices beneath Part 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, directing them to reply by April 7, 2025.
“We find that Dhairya Sushant has made serious allegations not only against the institution of judiciary but has also unnecessarily targeted one of the judges of this court…. but also access to the judge(s),” reads the order.
The excessive court docket issued show-cause notices to the people, asking them to elucidate why they need to not face felony contempt proceedings. The matter is scheduled for a listening to on April 7, 2025.
The contempt proceedings have been initiated after a video was uploaded on Fb containing statements concerning the judicial system. The court docket reviewed the Hindi and English transcriptions of the video.
The court docket discovered sure remarks within the video to be prima facie contemptuous and probably in violation of the Contempt of Courts Act. The court docket directed its registry to offer a whole paper e-book of the case to the advocate normal, Anup Rattan, and his authorized crew.
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