KX, Venugopal Supreme Court of na tee Guerre New Delh-110001 Tek 20980054, 25070046 Fav: 237e0101 [November 12, 2020 (Mr, Shritang Ketneshwarkar A-THO$, Millian Path Chikalthana | Aurangabad 431006 Dear Mr, Katneshwatkay, Sub: Your request for consent to initiate proceedings for criminal ‘contempt under Section 15 of the Contempt of Courts Axt, 197 read with Rule 3c) of the Rules to Regulate Proceedings for Contemp of the Supreme Court of India, 1975 1am in receipt of your request for consent to initiate proceedings by way of| criminal contempt against Sh, Kunal Kamra, Ihave gone through each one ofthe tweets which you have annexed for eansent to proceed by way of| criminal contempt against Sh. Kunal Kamra. The tweets which I am extracting below are not only in bad taste but clearly eross the line between ‘humour and contempt ofthe Court. For example: “Honour has lef the building (Supreme Cour) long back." and The Supreme Court of this Country is the most Supreme joke ofthis country.” ‘Apart from this is @ picture of the Supreme Court building dressed in ‘afffon colours with a flag of the ruling political party, namely the BIP having replaced the Tricolout. This is a gross insinuaion against the entirety of the Supreme Court of India that the Supreme Court of Indi ‘ot an independent and impartial institution an so oo ts judges, be om the other hand is a Court of the ruling party, the BIP, existing for the BIPs benefit All this in my opinion constitutes eximinal contempt of Court, ‘fice Gury Residance« SHANTHN, A144, Noot Bagh, New Doli-110 018 “Tel: 26858686, 26885777, 46001784, 46041577, Fax: 91-11-26864206, E-mal: Kevenu@ouookinKI Veragepal ‘The other tweets also are highly objectionable, and it would perhaps be for the Court to decide the question as to whether these tweets also would constitute criminal contempt of the Supreme Cour of Inia. 1 find that today people believe that they ean boldly and brazenly condemn the Supreme Court of India and its judges by exereising what they believe is their freedom of speech. But uinder the Constitution, the freedom of speech fs subject tothe law of contempt and I believe that iti ime that people understand that attacking the Supreme Court of India unjustfidly and brazenly will attract punishment under the Contempt of Cours Aci, 197. | therefore grant consent to proceed by way of initiating contempt proceedings against Sh, Kunal Kamra Yours sincerely, (Me