In Brief
Suraz India Trust, represented by Mr. Rajiv Daiya, had been directed in 2017 to cease filing public interest petitions and to pay exemplary costs of Rs. 25 lakhs. When Daiya failed to comply and instead made disparaging remarks against the Court, its Judges, and administrative staff through various representations to constitutional authorities, the Supreme Court found him guilty of contempt. The Court held that repeated apologies without genuine remorse, combined with further allegations and contumacious conduct, do not constitute valid defense. The judgment emphasized that contempt jurisdiction protects institutional dignity and that perennial litigants cannot browbeat courts through scandalizing conduct.
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