In a contempt case against Justice S Muralidhar, the Delhi High Court has curtly expressed that the one alleged of the offense are required to ensure their presence in the heating of the case at the Delhi High Court scheduled on 10th April 2023. It is interesting to see what makes this case a matter of primary concern for the Delhi High Court.The Background of The Justice Muralidhar Contempt CaseVivek Agnihotri, the prime accused in the Justice Muralidhar contempt case had allegedly made disrespectful comments about a judge of the Delhi High Court, Justice S Muralidhar over Twitter and since then, a suo moto action has been initiated against Agnihotri by the Delhi High Court. Apart from him, Anand Ranganathan and a news portal called ‘Swarajya’ is also involved in the Justice Muralidhar contempt case. Justice Muralidhar Contempt Case
Why Did The Delhi High Court Make Presence of Accused Mandatory?In relation to the hearing scheduled for the Justice Muralidhar contempt case, Vivek Agnihotri had expressed an “unconditional apology” since he would not be able to attend the proceedings on the given date. The Delhi High Court slammed Agnihotri regarding this irresponsible behavior and said, “We’re not asking, we’ve directed you,” which reflects that the Court is taking the Justice Muralidhar contempt case as a top priority.Contempt Cases: A Mechanism to Insure Sanctity of Judicial InstitutionsWhen the general public or the subjects of any case which the Court is dealing with, disrespects the powers of the Court or the officers of the Court, Courts are entitled to take suo moto action (action initiated by the Court itself) against such persons. Such actions are necessary since judicial institutions stand as a lone preserver of the balance of rights between the government and the general citizens. Faith in such institutions is absolutely essential in order to ensure a healthy society. Justice Muralidhar Contempt Case
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