Overview
- The High Court initiated suo motu criminal contempt and registered the case as COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION VS MAHESH TEWARI (Cont.(Crl)/3/2025).
- The bench directed Tewari to file his response within three weeks, with the next hearing listed for November 11.
- The confrontation occurred on October 16 in Court No. 24 during a matter on restoring a woman’s electricity connection.
- Justice Rajesh Kumar cited a practice of a 50% deposit in billing disputes, and the court ordered reconnection upon a Rs 50,000 deposit.
- The livestreamed clip—showing Tewari saying “Don’t cross the limit” and “The country is burning with the judiciary”—spread widely before removal, senior lawyers intervened, and Tewari later said he stood by his comments.