Supreme Court notice to KPCC office-bearers on contempt plea for social media post against CJI

The Hindu · The Hindu Bureau · 2026-11-06 09:14 UTC

Supreme Court seeks KPCC leaders' responses on contempt plea over a social media post targeting the CJI.

Noting that the judicial restraint is not an institutional weakness and attempts to undermine judicial authority will be dealt with with an iron hand, the Supreme Court on Friday (November 6, 2026) sought responses from Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) office-bearers on a plea to initiate contempt proceedings against them for a social media post targeting Chief Justice of India Surya Kant.

The post was later deleted from the X account of the Indian National Congress Kerala unit. KPCC president Sunny Joseph apologised for the post, saying it was unauthorised by the organisation and the act of one individual.

However, the apex court had registered a writ petition on the basis of a complaint filed by an advocate, Vineet Jindal.

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