Savukku Shankar has filed a petition in #MadrasHighCourt for initiating criminal contempt of court proceedings against DMK organisation secretary R.S. Bharathi. Says, the DMK leader’s remarks against Justice N Anand Venkatesh are unacceptable.
[9/21, 20:00] sekarreporter1: Savukku Shankar has filed a petition in #MadrasHighCourt
for initiating criminal contempt of court proceedings against DMK organisation secretary R.S. Bharathi. Says, the DMK leader’s remarks against Justice N Anand Venkatesh are unacceptable. @THChennai
[9/21, 20:00] sekarreporter1: ”
Initiate criminal contempt of court proceedings against DMK leader R.S. Bharathi: Plea in Madras High Court
Two 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 cases
September 21, 2023 02:57 pm | Updated 03:13 pm IST – CHENNAI
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DMK organisation secretary R.S. Bharathi. File | Photo Credit: Bijoy Ghosh
A 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.
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.”
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