TN bar cautions against remarks against judges

Cautioning that remarks against Karnataka High Court Judge C R Kumaraswamy for acquitting AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa would amount to contempt, Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry today said it was looking at filing a PIL to protect the honour of judges.
Bar Council Chairman D Selvam said some politicians, while referring to judgements delivered in the Jayalalithaa wealth case and the bail plea of bollywood star Salman Khan by high courts, had made comments in a manner that appeared degrading the judges concerned.
"Everybody is equal before law. Speaking against the judges in a derogatory manner is contemptuous. I am in the process of collecting materials with regard to the speeches made by different sections of people against the judiciary which are contemptuous," he told PTI.

After collecting the material, it would be placed before the Bar Council for taking a decision on filing a PIL, he added.
Referring to criticism of Justice Kumaraswamy, who on May 11 acquitted Jayalalithaa in the 19-year-old disproportionate assets case against her, on social media and other platforms, Selvam cautioned that the Bar Council would not remain silent and that it would step in to safeguard the honour of judges.