HARI SINGH NAGRA & ORS. vs KAPIL SIBAL & ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed a contempt petition against Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal for allegedly committing criminal contempt through a message published in a souvenir by Mehfil-e-Wukala, which was perceived as a frontal attack on the judiciary. The Court emphasized that such statements could undermine public confidence in the judicial system, thus falling under the purview of criminal contempt as defined in Section 2(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. The Court held that the message's publication, especially in the context of Sibal's candidacy for the Supreme Court Bar Association presidency, warranted scrutiny and potential consequences for contempt of court.