February 23, 2017 12:25 AM

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Bombay HC refers contempt plea against YouTube, others to larger bench

A petition filed by the Bar Association challenging a YouTube video of secretly-shot courtroom proceedings has been referred to a larger bench of the Bombay High Court.<br/><br/>While hearing the petition on Wednesday; a bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Anuja Prabhudessai said the issue is of paramount importance and puts the judiciary into disrepute. Observing that this is a fit case of the contempt of court; the bench said that the matter may be placed before Chief Justice Manjula Chellur on 23rd March; who will assign it to a larger bench. <br/><br/>The petition has sought contempt action against the persons who recorded and uploaded the video on YouTube levelling allegations of corruption against Justice S J Kathawala of the high court. The court had last week ordered YouTube to remove the video immediately.<br/>

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