The Supreme Court today issued bailable warrants against an advocate who made a police complaint against members of the Election Committee constituted to hold Supreme Court Bar Association elections.

The Court noted that the advocate did not refrain from levelling allegations even against judges of the Court and failed to enter physical appearance despite previous directions.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan passed the order in the SCBA v. BD Kaushik case, observing that the advocate's conduct prima facie amounted to criminal contempt of Court.

The order was dictated thus:

"Having been apprised of a scandalous and frivolous complaint made by one Dr Mukut Nath Verma, Advocate to Tilak Nagar police station against members of the Election Committee constituted b

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