SC issues contempt notice to Markandey Katju, calls his statement a serious assault on judges

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a contempt notice to its former judge Markandey Katju for allegedly scandalising apex court judges.

“The contempt notice issued for Katju’s blog in which he allegedly used intemperate language against judges,” said the Supreme Court.

The apex court said: “Statement in Katju’s blog is a serious assault on judges, not on judgement.” Hence, the contempt notice is issued,” the top court said.

In return, Justice Katju allegedly told the bench that Supreme Court judges should not behave like this.“It’s like a threat to me from a judge,” Katju reportedly said in the courtroom.

Earlier in October, the apex court had asked Katju to appear before it on November 11 and justify his blog, which had described the court judgment as legally flawed in setting aside the death penalty of the convict in Kerala’s Soumya rape and murder case.

With PTI inputs