Party-in-Person Uses Contemptuous Language Against Judge in Petition, Criminal Contempt Case Registered: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has directed the registration of a criminal contempt case against Vishram Singh, who appeared as a party-in-person and used what the Court described as “contemptuous” language against a sitting Judge in a review petition. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra held that the language used in the petition amounted to an attempt to lower the dignity of the Court. Review…