The Bombay High Court has directed registration of a suo motu contempt petition against lawyers - Zoheb Merchant and Minal Chandnani, and their client for using a fabricated news article with.
The court initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against three lawyers after they brought fabricated evidence of bias against a High Court judge to compel him to recuse from hearing their case.
The Bombay High Court has initiated suo motu (on its own) contempt proceedings against three advocates for submitting a fabricated news report casting aspersions on a high court judge, noting that such an act lowers the dignity of the court.