Attorney General of India KK Venugopal has refused to give permission to initiate contempt of court proceedings against former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, saying the statements made by him were “for the good” of the judiciary, Live Law reported on Saturday.
Venugopal acknowledged that “some very strong statements” were made by Gogoi in an interview, which he said, reflected his “deep frustration with the ills that undoubtedly beset the justice deliver system”. But everything Gogoi said was “for the good of the institution” and “will not scandalise the court or lower its authority in public eyes” in any manner, the attorney general said.
A request was made by activist Saket Gokhale on February 23 to initiate contempt proceedings against the former CJI for certain comments he made about the Supreme Court during an interview with India Today at a conclave organised by the channel on February 12.
During the interview, Gogoi had cast aspersions at…