contempt of court
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Law Schools Against the Rule of Law: AMU, Lloyd, and Judicial Defiance | Tanzeel Islam Khan, VL Desk
If I was to come up with a legal parallel for the saying “The worst thing about betrayals is that it never comes from strangers”, it would be, “The worst form of legal nonsense emanates from law schools themselves”. A tale of two institutions, AMU and Lloyd and their blatant disregard against a judgement of…
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“Scandalising The Court”: A Colonial Relic In The 21st Century
In the world’s largest democracy, the judiciary occupies a revered position as the sentinel of constitutional values. Yet, its enduring authority to punish for criminal contempt, particularly through the archaic and amorphous doctrine of “scandalising the court”, invites renewed scrutiny in 2025, a year marked by both institutional introspection and public unease. Under Section 2(c)(i)…