Overview
- The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing next week on contempt petitions against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for his remarks accusing the judiciary of inciting religious wars and overstepping its mandate.
- Justice B.R. Gavai emphasized the judiciary's awareness of allegations of encroaching on legislative and executive domains while addressing pleas for federal intervention in West Bengal's violence.
- Petitions before the Court seek deployment of paramilitary forces and a judicial probe under Article 355 into the recent Waqf Amendment Act-related violence in Murshidabad and South 24 Parganas, which left three dead and many displaced.
- The BJP has distanced itself from Dubey's comments, with party president J.P. Nadda labeling them as personal views not endorsed by the party.
- The Supreme Court has clarified procedural requirements for filing contempt cases, noting that Attorney General's sanction is needed but not the Court's permission.