In Re: N. Peddi Raju 2025 INSC 1321 - Contempt of Court - Pleadings - Allegations Against Judges
Contempt of Court - Growing trend of lawyers making scurrilous and scandalous allegations against the Judge(s), in the pleadings, when they do not get favourable orders - Such a practice has to be strongly deprecated -The lawyers before subscribing their autographs to a pleading making scurrilous and scandalous allegations against a Judge ought to think about the serious repercussions of the same- Lawyers who are expected to act as officers of Court, should be careful while subscribing their signatures on the pleadings which are in the nature of making scandalous and scurrilous allegations against the Judges of the Court. (Para 11-17)
Case Info
- Case name: In Re: N. Peddi Raju and Others.
- Neutral citation: 2025 INSC 1321.
- Coram: B.R. Gavai, CJI; K. Vinod Chandran, J.
- Judgment date: November 10, 2025.
- Proceeding type: Suo Moto Contempt Petition (Civil) No. 3 of 2025; Inherent Jurisdiction.
Caselaws and Citations
- M.Y. Shareef and Another vs. Hon’ble Judges of the High Court of Nagpur and Others — (1954) 2 SCC 44.
- In the matter of T.V. Choudhary, A Member of the Indian Administrative Service (Under Suspension) — (1987) 3 SCC 258.
- Rondel v. Worsley — (1967) 3 All ER 993; referenced with Lord Reid’s observations; and earlier CA decision: (1966) 3 All ER 657, 665 (Lord Denning, M.R.).
- N. Eswaranathan v. State represented by the Deputy Superintendent of Police — Misc. Appl. No. 1264 of 2025 in SLP (Crl.) No. 6029 of 2025 (order dated July 23, 2025).
#SupremeCourt notices a growing trend of lawyers making scurrilous and scandalous allegations against the Judge(s), in the pleadings, when they do not get favourable orders. https://t.co/1OTBJrzEPj pic.twitter.com/TX1JaBy3tR
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