Supreme Court Shields Gauhati Bar President Amid Contempt Clash
Article by Abhishek Jat, Advocate The Supreme Court of India, on April 28, 2025, granted interim relief to Mr. Kamal Nayan Choudhary, the President of the Gauhati High Court Bar Association, by staying the contempt proceedings initiated against him by the Gauhati High Court. The contempt action arose from allegations made by the Advocate General of Assam, accusing certain lawyers, including senior advocates Anil Kumar Bhattacharyya and Pallavi Talukdar, of criminal contempt for making disparaging remarks against a sitting judge and the institution of the High Court during protests against the proposed relocation of the court to Rangmahal in North Guwahati. The Supreme Court bench, comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, allowed the contempt proceedings against the two advocates to continue but kept the proceedings against the Bar Association President in abeyance. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Mr. Choudhary, emphasized that the President was not present wh...
