The Delhi High Court has recently initiated criminal contempt proceedings against a lawyer who called the judiciary and judges corrupt and made scandalous allegations about the institution. Justice Amit Sharma said that prima facie, the lawyer had committed “criminal contempt” as defined in Section 2(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. The plea was filed against the lawyer in 2023 seeking contempt of court action against him. An application was then moved in the contempt petition for aggravated contempt for violating the judicial order and for making scandalous imputations against the judiciary. It further tends to interfere with judicial proceedings and administration of justice,” the Court said.