New Delhi, May 29 (UNI) The Supreme Court has initiated suo motu criminal contempt proceedings against Chandigarh-based journalist and YouTuber Ajay Shukla for allegedly making scandalous remarks against a Supreme Court judge.
The case, titled "In Re: Scandalous Remarks Made by Mr. Ajay Shukla, Editor-in-Chief, Varprad Media Pvt. Ltd., a Digital Channel", has been listed for hearing on Friday before a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, Justice Augustine George Masih, and one more judge who is yet to be nominated.
This marks the first suo motu criminal contempt case taken up by the Apex Court in 2025.
Although the exact content triggering the contempt proceedings has not been officially disclosed, a review of Shukla’s recent uploads on his YouTube channel suggests the controversy may be linked to a video posted around the retirement of Justice Bela M. Trivedi.
The video’s caption reportedly referred to her as a “Godi judge”, a derogatory term implying bias in favour of the central government.
Further developments are expected following the listing of the case later this week.
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