Overview

• On July 29, the court issued show-cause notices to petitioner N. Peddi Raju, his drafting lawyer and Advocate-on-Record Ritesh Patil for making scurrilous allegations against a sitting Telangana High Court judge.
• The bench comprising Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran refused a request to withdraw the transfer plea challenging the judge’s conduct.
• The original petition sought transfer of a case after the Telangana High Court quashed charges against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
• The court directed the parties to file an apology in open court and set the contempt notices as returnable on August 11.
• The action highlights the Supreme Court’s assertive use of contempt powers to uphold judicial integrity and deter unfounded attacks on judges.