New Delhi, July 30 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday, July 29, took serious exception to what it called "scurrilous allegations" made by petitioner Peddi Raju against Telangana High Court judge Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya. In serious consideration of the remarks, the top court issued contempt notices to Raju and his lawyers for holding them as a group responsible for the wrongdoing.

A bench led by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice Vinod Chandran made it amply clear that the judiciary cannot be placed on trial on mere allegations by litigants looking to secure beneficial outcomes.

"We cannot keep judges in a box through wild allegations. We were actually trying to save the lawyers," the CJI noted during the hearing.

The case i...