New Delhi, April 23 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear next week a petition seeking contempt of court action against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nishikant Dubey for his recent comments against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and the top court that have ignited a storm of criticism.
A bench headed by justice Bhushan R Gavai directed the petition to be listed next week after advocate Narendra Mishra mentioned the case. On Monday, Mishra first approached the bench with a request to file a criminal defamation case against Godda MP Dubey. At that time, the top court asked him to seek the consent of attorney general R Venkatramani.
But on Tuesday, Mishra told the court that letters seeking the AG's consent were pe...