Arnab Goswami’s and Kunal Kamra’s feud is nothing new. However, now the stand-up comic has found himself in a tough spot as Bombay based lawyer Rizwan Siddiquee has sought Attorney General KK Venugopal’s permission to initiate contempt of court proceedings against him for his tweets criticising the Supreme Court after the apex court granted interim bail to Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami.
Siddiquee in his letter to the Attorney General has stated that Kamra’s unsavoury and derogatory comments on Justice DY Chandrachud and circulation of a morphed image of the Supreme Court premises, published on Twitter can be taken as ‘manifest attempt to lower the authority of the Supreme Court of India’. Kamra had called the Supreme Court the ‘most supreme joke’ in the country, after which he posted the morphed photo. Kamra had also likened Justice Chandrachud- who was part of the division bench that granted bail to Goswami- ‘a flight attendant serving champagne to first class passengers after they’re fast tracked through, while commoners don’t know if they’ll ever be boarded or seated, let alone served (sic)’.
Siddiquee’s letter also states that if such ‘unruly and salacious’ statements are left unchecked, people like Kamra, who is a popular figure and have a following in millions, will also take similar route and hurl abuses at the apex court. The letter added, “Greatest strength of the judiciary is the faith of the people in it, a belief that should not be allowed to erode because of a calculated and well-timed propaganda of a few.”
It’s not only Siddiquee who has taken objection to Kamra’s tweets. Several people had pointed out that Kamra’s tweets are a contempt of court. However, Kamra was not perturbed and threw a jibe at the netizens. Two Pune based lawyers and a law student also sought KK Venugopal’s permission to initiate proceedings against Kamra.
Two Pune based lawyers and one law student seek Attorney General KK Venugopal's consent to initiate contempt proceedings against stand up comic artist Kunal Kamra for his tweets criticizing the judiciary. @kunalkamra88 #contemptofcourt #SupremeCourt pic.twitter.com/BQdzdTkrfh
— Bar & Bench (@barandbench) November 12, 2020
Another lawyer named Chandni Shah said that her complaint against the comedian has been handed to Secretary-General of the Supreme Court. Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani responded to Chandni’s tweet and took a dig at Kamra, but the latter was not perturbed who slammed Jethmalani as well.
An appeal to @SrimantoSen, the Secretary of @barcouncilindia for taking cognizance against @kunalkamra88 for deliberate insult of the Supreme Court and the officers of law with nefarious intentions pic.twitter.com/z2mPymbBdR
— Adv. Chandni Shah (@adv_chandnishah) November 11, 2020
Good news !
The AOR, Shri @adv_abby, who yesterday gave a befitting reply to Mr. Dushyant Dave's letter to CJI, has assured me that my complaint against @kunalkamra88 for Contempt of Court has been handed over to the Secretary General of the Supreme Court of India.
Jai Ho !
— Adv. Chandni Shah (@adv_chandnishah) November 11, 2020
Hey Mahesh,
This lowly worm didn’t inherit his fathers name & dubious legacy to find a place in the stop light https://t.co/dR6Hiyhfl2— Kunal Kamra (@kunalkamra88) November 11, 2020
Kamra also took pot-shots at Siddiquee for his allegations.
Who am I to scandalise the already compromised https://t.co/MQ49JjKXTv
— Kunal Kamra (@kunalkamra88) November 11, 2020
(Source: Twitter/Bar and Bench)
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