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‘His intention was neither to defame this Court nor the Judges of the Court nor to scandalise them to lower the majesty of the Court at any point of time. The video was uploaded by the contemnor just to express his opinion regarding the way the case was going on’, the court observed.
The Delhi High Court, recently, discharged a man from a contempt case, who had allegedly defamed judges on Facebook and Twitter. The man had posted a video claiming that judges were engaged in ‘illegal acts’.
The bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain, while imposing a fine of INR 1 Lakh, held “The contemnor has tendered unconditional apology before this Court stating that he was unable to estimate the outcome of the video, which was uploaded by him on 24.08.2022. The contemnor submits that he is ready and willing to deposit an amount of Rs. 1 lac for welfare purposes so to compensate for the public time wasted in the present proceedings”.
The court warned that any future similar actions would result in strict measures against him. In his affidavit, the man stated that he had not intended to defame the court or the judges but merely expressed his opinion on the case's progress.
The man, represented by Advocate Gagan Gandhi, was a respondent in a property dispute case in New Ashok Nagar. Advocate Yogesh Verma, representing the opposite party, claimed that by posting the video, the man intentionally interfered with judicial work, obstructed the administration of justice, and scandalized the court.
Case Title: Sudha Prasad v Uday Pal Singh
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