Hyderabad, Nov. 1 -- A station house officer (SHO) at Kandhai police station in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh was reprimanded by the Supreme Court for threatening that he "will not obey any Supreme Court order" and will get the "entire High Court and Supreme Court removed," after defying the court's orders by arresting and assaulting a petitioner, ignoring clear directions from the judiciary.

"Main kisi Supreme Court ka aadesh nahin manunga, mai tumhara sara High Court aur Supreme Court nikal dunga aaj." (I will not obey the order of any Supreme Court; I will get your entire High Court and Supreme Court removed today.)

According to Live Law, a bench comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria heard a contempt petition alleging that th...