The Delhi High Court declined Thursday to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings over social media criticism of a Saket district court judge, rejecting a request from Senior Advocate Percival Billimoria.
Billimoria had urged the bench to act on its own motion against online posts targeting the judge, who had earlier stayed a first information report involving commentator Abhijit Iyer-Mitra.
The court’s refusal underscored continuing tension between protecting judicial dignity and safeguarding open debate about court orders in India’s hyperactive digital public square.
Legal observers said the ruling may guide how future benches respond when lawyers seek rapid contempt action over viral commentary rather than formal pleadings before the concerned court.
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