In his letter, Srivastava had written to the AG that Justice Katju has scandalized the Supreme Court by saying that the institution has practically surrendered before the Indian government and has become politicized.
A-G KK Venugopal has suggested that the apex court only hear cases of constitutional and national importance. Instead, there should be a Court of Appeal above High Courts, with four benches of 15 judges each.
Supreme Court has been approached by a law student seeking initiation of proceedings for criminal contempt against comic artist Rachita Taneja for her tweets concerning the top Court.
In response to a letter written by law student Aditya Kashyap, Attorney General KK Venugopal has granted his consent to initiate contempt of court proceedings against comic artist Rachita Taneja, for a cartoon uploaded on her Twitter handle that depicted the Bharatiya Janata Party.....