Attorney General KK Venugopal grants consent to initiate contempt proceedings against Yati Narsinghanand
The consent has been granted in response to a letter by an activist Shachi Nelli seeking to initiate contempt against Yati Narsinghanand for his statements in an interview that went viral on the social media platform Twitter on January 14.
FollowThe Attorney General for India KK Venugopal on Friday granted consent to initiate contempt proceedings against the ‘Dharam Sansad’ leader Yati Narsinghanand over his recent 'derogatory remarks' against the Constitution and the Supreme Court of India.
The AG found that Narsinghanand’s statement “those who believe in this system, these politicians, in the Supreme Court, and in the Army will all die the death of a dog”, was a direct attempt to lower the authority of the Supreme Court in the minds of the general public, Bar and Bench reported.
The consent has been granted in response to a letter by an activist Shachi Nelli seeking to initiate contempt against Yati Narsinghanand for his statements in an interview that went viral on the social media platform Twitter on January 14.
While giving his consent the AG said that Yati Narsinganand’s statement that “those who believe in this system, in these politicians, in the Supreme Court, and in the Army will all die the death of a dog” is a direct attempt to lower the authority of the Supreme Court.
“I accordingly grant consent to initiate proceedings for criminal contempt of the Supreme Court of India in terms of Section 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971 read with Rule 3(a) of the Rules to Regulate Proceedings for Contempt of the Supreme Court of India 1975,” said the AG’s letter.
As per Section 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, the consent of the Attorney General is required before the Supreme Court can hear a criminal contempt of court petition filed by a private individual.
Recently, the Supreme Court had issued notice to Centre, Uttarakhand, and Delhi police on a petition seeking an independent inquiry into the alleged hate speeches in Haridwar and Delhi.
