New Delhi, Dec. 7 -- Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri tendered a written apology in the Delhi High Court on Tuesday in a criminal contempt case for his remarks against Justice S Muralidhar for granting relief to activist Gautam Navlakha.
However, the HC did not accept the apology affidavit and directed him to appear before it on March 16, 2023 and "show remorse in person".
"We are asking him (Agnihotri) to remain present because he is the alleged contemnor. Does he have any difficulty to appear before this court? He has to be present and show remorse in person. The remorse cannot always be expressed by way of an affidavit," the bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh told Agnihotri's lawyer.
His lawyer submitted that the filmmaker ...