Justices SM Subramaniam & V Sivagnanam of #MadrasHighCourt to hear today a contempt plea by Savukku Shankar against DMK leader RS Bharathi for remarks against Justice N Anand Venkatesh who took suo motu cognisance of cases against Ministers @THChennai BG👇
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[03/10, 10:19] sekarreporter1: ADVERTISEMENTTAMIL NADU2 Mins ReadInitiate criminal contempt of court proceedings against DMK leader R.S. Bharathi: Plea in Madras High CourtPublished / Updated- September 21, 2023 14:57 IST THE HINDU BUREAUDMK organising secretary R.S. Bharathi. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu Listen to articleTwo litigants, including ‘Savukku Shankar’, accused Mr. Bharathi of having damaged the credibility of the judiciary by criticising Justice N. Anand Venkatesh, who has taken up suo motu revision against acquittals or discharges of sitting Ministers from disproportionate asset casesA petition has been filed in the Madras High Court urging the court to initiate criminal contempt of court proceedings against DMK organisation secretary R.S. Bharathi for having accused Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of adopting “a pick and choose policy” while taking up suo motu revision against the acquittal/discharge of legislators from disproportionate assets cases.ALSO READSuo motu revision petitions against sitting and former Ministers were taken up with permission of Madras High Court Chief Justice, says judge Appearing before the first Division Bench of Chief Justice S.V. Gangapurwala and Justice P.D. Audikesavalu, advocate P. Vijendran requested an urgent hearing of the petition. The judges asked him to give a written request to the Registrar (Judicial) and said it would be listed in a week if the papers were in order. A. Shankar alias ‘Savukku’ Shankar and law student G. Karthi had filed the petition jointly.Filing an affidavit in support of their case, the litigants said, Justice Venkatesh had rightly taken up, suo motu, a revision of the acquittal and discharge of sitting as well as former Ministers and that every law-abiding citizen, interested in upholding the rule of law, would appreciate the bold decision of the High Court in having taken suo motu notice of the way in which the criminal justice system had been subverted.However, Mr. Bharathi, while addressing the press on August 24, 2023, had accused the judge of not only adopting a ‘pick and choose policy’ in initiating the suo motu action but had also attributed malafide intentions to the judge, the litigants said and contended that the DMK leader’s comments had caused damage to the credibility of judiciary in the eyes of the public. This required strict action against him under the Contempt of Courts Act, they claimed.ADVERTISEMENTRelated TopicsRecommendedHeadlinesSOCIETY6h agoBERTY ASHLEYNEWS6h agoYEMEN S.NEWS6h agoYEMEN S.NEWS6h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUNEWS7h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUBOOKS7h agoZIYA US SALAMNEWS7h agoRANGARAJAN R.NEWS7h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUNEWS7h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUNEWS7h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUNEWS7h agoNELLORE SRAVANINEWS7h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUNEWS7h agoNELLORE SRAVANINEWS7h agoSAMBASIVA RAO M.NEWS7h agoLAVPREET KAURNEWS7h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUDATA7h agoSAMBAVI PARTHASARATHY & NITIKA FRANCIS & VIGNESH RADHAKRISHNANNEWS7h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUNEWS8h agoMAYANK KUMARBUSINESS8h agoSATYASUNDAR BARIKNEWS9h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUSCI-TECH10h agoQUDSIA GANINEWS22h agoMAITRI PORECHASOCIETY22h agoARCHIVES23h agoARCHIVES23h agoEDUCATIONOct 02,2024EDUCATION PLUS TEAMOPINIONOct 02,2024OPINIONOct 02,2024M. RAJEEVNEWSOct 02,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSOct 02,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSOct 02,2024SAMRIDHI TEWARINEWSOct 02,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSOct 02,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSOct 02,2024THE HINDU BUREAUExplore more from
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[03/10, 10:19] sekarreporter1: Justices SM Subramaniam & V Sivagnanam of #MadrasHighCourt to hear today a contempt plea by Savukku Shankar against DMK leader RS Bharathi for remarks against Justice N Anand Venkatesh who took suo motu cognisance of cases against Ministers @THChennai BG👇
