: SC issues notice to Kunal Kamra and Rachita Taneja in contempt case, asks them to respond in 6 weeks #IndiaNEWS The Supreme Court on Friday issued show-cause notices to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra

SC issues notice to Kunal Kamra and Rachita Taneja in contempt case, asks them to respond in 6 weeks #IndiaNEWS
The Supreme Court on Friday issued show-cause notices to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra and cartoonist Rachita Taneja on pleas seeking initiation of contempt of court proceedings against them, reported ANI. The bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and MR Shah asked them to file their responses within six weeks, adding that they do not need to appear in person before the court.On Thursday, the court had reserved its order on the matter of deciding whether or not to issue them show-cause notices.The case against Kamra relates to a series of tweets he put out criticising the Supreme Court for the manner in which it had fast-tracked Republic TV owner Arnab Goswami’s bail plea in an abetment to suicide case, even as thousands of undertrials languishing in jails across the country find it difficult to get a hearing.Various people immediately sent letters to Attorney General KK Venugopal asking for permission to prosecute Kamra for contempt of court. The attorney general gave his go ahead on November 12, after which petitions were moved before the Supreme Court seeking contempt action.Venugopal had said that the tweets by Kamra were “not only in bad taste but clearly cross the line between humor and contempt of the court.??? Less than 10 days later,...Read more

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