Disturbing trend: Supreme Court on lawyers' scandalous allegations against judges

12-Nov-2025

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The Supreme Court on November 10 expressed deep concern over a "growing and disturbing trend" of litigants and lawyers making scandalous and scurrilous allegations against judges when court rulings do not go in their favour.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran made the observation while closing contempt proceedings against litigant N Peddi Raju and two lawyers, who were cautioned that such conduct undermines the integrity of the judicial system and must be "strongly deprecated".

It closed the matter since a Telangana High Court judge accepted the apologies tendered by the errant litigant and his two lawyers.