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A woman, an Indian citizen living in Australia, who joined proceedings before the Delhi high court through video conferencing for one of her cases, has found herself in the dock for using abusive language while she was unmuted during the hearing on January 10.o)..
The high court, shocked at her conduct, has initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against the woman, demanding her personal presence before it on April 16. . The incident occurred before a bench of justice Neena Bansal Krishna on January 10..
Such derogatory remarks made by the plaintiff to denigrate the court are patently contemptuous and show the complete disregard to the dignity of the court, despite the fact that the counsel representing respective parties were present and had agreed to the date given i.e., 16.04.2024 for final arguments..
Now, the woman will not only have to travel all the way from Sydney to India but will be able to leave the country only after the courts directions in the light of its order directing FRRO, Delhi, to impound her passport upon arrival..
In 2021, the Madras high court initiated suo motu criminal contempt proceedings against a lawyer after he was seen getting intimate with a woman during a virtual hearing..
