Contempt Action Recommended Against Judicial Officer for Assertions Made Against High Court Judge: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court recommended initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against a serving Additional District Judge after serious allegations were made against a senior judge of the High Court in written submissions filed during the hearing of a writ petition. The matter was decided by a Division Bench of Justice NS Sanjay Gowda and Justice JL Odedra while dismissing the petition filed by the judicial officer. The controversy arose in…