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Nation / Sat, 31 Oct 2026 Bar and Bench

Supreme Court initiates case based on lawyer's letter seeking contempt action against Kerala Congress for post against CJI

The letter, written to the CJI by advocate Vineet Jindal on October 13, was registered as a civil writ petition on October 30. It is yet to be listed for hearing before a Bench. The controversial post against the CJI appeared on the official X handle of Congress Kerala on October 12. It read,"Dear Surya Kant, If law and order is not your domain, resign now. The post was deleted soon after.

The letter, written to the CJI by advocate Vineet Jindal on October 13, was registered as a civil writ petition on October 30. It is yet to be listed for hearing before a Bench.

The controversial post against the CJI appeared on the official X handle of Congress Kerala on October 12. It read,

"Dear Surya Kant, If law and order is not your domain, resign now. We will find your replacement who can handle it."

The post was deleted soon after.

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