Overview

• The division bench of Justices A S Supehia and R T Vachhani directed Samad Abdul Rehman Shah to deposit ₹1 lakh by the July 22 hearing after he appeared on a toilet seat for 74 minutes during June 20 virtual proceedings.
• Shah admitted his conduct and tendered an unconditional apology while facing the possibility of imprisonment for contumacious behavior.
• The High Court noted that the HC IT registrar has not yet filed a report or outlined measures to prevent future decorum breaches in livestreamed sessions.
• The viral June 20 footage prompted the court to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings and order deletion of the video from its livestream.
• Judges have scheduled the next hearing for July 22 to review Shah’s compliance with the fine order and to discuss the registrar’s proposed technological safeguards.