In an unprecedented action, the Supreme court today issued notice to former Justice Markandey Katju for using intemperate language and scandalising judiciary.<br/><br/>A bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi, P C Pant and U U Lalit said, Katju's statement in a recent blog constituted a serious assault on judges and not on the judgment. It said, hence the notice of contempt to him. There were heated exchanges between Katju who was present in the court and the bench. Justice Gogoi warned him not to provoke them any more. Katju protested saying the judges were threatening him and commented, it was not proper for them to behave in such manner with a former judge of the apex court.<br/><br/>The issue of contempt was raised after the bench had dismissed the review petitions filed by Kerala government and mother of Soumya challenging the acquittal of the convict of the murder charge by the apex court. The Supreme Court on October 17 summoned Katju for insinuating that the top court had grievously erred by not imposing death penalty on Govindachamy in the Soumya rape-murder case. 23-year-old Soumya, an employee of a Kochi shopping mall, was assaulted by Govindachamy in an empty ladies' coach of Ernakulam-Shoranur passenger train on February 1, 2011.

In an unprecedented action, the Supreme court today issued notice to former Justice Markandey Katju for using intemperate language and scandalising judiciary.<br/><br/>A bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi, P C Pant and U U Lalit said, Katju's statement in a recent blog constituted a serious assault on judges and not on the judgment. It said, hence the notice of contempt to him. There were heated exchanges between Katju who was present in the court and the bench. Justice Gogoi warned him not to provoke them any more. Katju protested saying the judges were threatening him and commented, it was not proper for them to behave in such manner with a former judge of the apex court.<br/><br/>The issue of contempt was raised after the bench had dismissed the review petitions filed by Kerala government and mother of Soumya challenging the acquittal of the convict of the murder charge. Justice Katju was summoned as he in his blog had claimed that there was error in the judgment acquitting the accused for the murder and he was asked to assist the bench during the hearing of the review petition.

The supreme Court has issued a contempt notice, to its former judge, Justice Markandey Katju for allegedly scandalising the apex court judges. <br/><br/>The notice was issued for his blog in which he has allegedly used intemperate language against the judges. <br/><br/>In the notice, it has been stated that the blog by Justice Katju is a serious assault on judges, not on judgment.