New Delhi, April 22 -- The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Tuesday passed a resolution condemning remarks made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey against the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna.

The statement issued by SCBA said, "This statement is not only defamatory but also amounts to contempt of the Supreme Court. This attack on the Supreme Court, as an Institution, and qua the Chief Justice of India, Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna, as an individual, is unacceptable and must be dealt with in accordance with the law."

"The Association in its resolution has urged the Attorney General of India to grant consent for initiating contempt proceedings against Dubey for protecting the dignity of CJI...