Supreme Court issues bailable warrant against lawyer for ‘scandalous’ complaint against judges, Senior Advocates

Published on : 07 Oct 2025, 4:01 pm 3 min read

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued bailable warrants against advocate Mukut Nath Verma for filing what it termed a “scandalous and frivolous” complaint against members of the Election Committee constituted to oversee the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections [Supreme Court Bar Association vs. BD Kaushik] .

A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan passed the order after Verma failed to appear before the Court despite repeated directions.

The Court noted that his conduct, which included making defamatory allegations against senior members of the Bar and judges of the Supreme Court, prima facie amounted to criminal contempt.

The proceedings arose after the Court was informed that Verma had lodged a complaint