New Delhi, June 4 -- The Supreme Court has said any law made by Parliament or a State legislature cannot be held to contempt of court. A bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma made the observation while disposing of a 2012 contempt plea filed by sociologist and former Delhi University professor Nandini Sundar and others. The contempt plea alleged failure of the Chhattisgarh Government to comply with its 2011 directions to stop support to vigilante groups like Salwa Judum and arming tribals in the name of Special Police Officers (SPO) in the fight against Maoists.
The petition contended that there has been contempt of the order of the apex court as the Chhattisgarh Government has legislated the Chhattisgarh Auxili...