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Hindustan Times
7 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Himachal high court rejects apology, ex-MP Sushant, son to face contempt case
Jun 28, 2025 07:48 AM IST Former Lok Sabha MP Rajan Sushant and his son Dhairya Sushant will face criminal contempt as the Himachal Pradesh high court on Friday rejected an 'unqualified and unconditional' apology offered by them. The high court had taken a suo motu notice after a video was uploaded on Facebook, levelling allegations against the judicial system. The court reviewed the Hindi and English transcriptions of the video. The Himachal high court has listed the matter for July 16 for framing of charges. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) 'We are sorry to say we cannot subscribe to the 'slap, say sorry and forget' school of thought in the administration of contempt jurisprudence… Saying sorry does not make the slapper poorer, nor does the cheek which has taken the slap smart less upon the said hypocritical word,' said the division bench comprising Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Sushil Kukreja while referring to Supreme Court judgements refusing to accept the apology. 'Apology tendered herein is nothing but a paper apology, which in the given facts and circumstances cannot be accepted. Had the respondents been sincere and honest, they they would have made all endeavour to have apologised at the earliest given opportunity. Therefore, the apology cannot be accepted,' the court said in its 21-page order. 'An apology can be accepted in case the conduct for which the apology is given is such that it can be ignored without compromising the dignity of the court, or it is intended to be evidence of real contrition. It should be sincere. Apology cannot be accepted in case it is hollow, more especially, when there is no regret and repentance,' ruled the court while listing the matter for July 16 for framing of charges. Both Rajan and Dhairya have been directed to personally remain present before high court.
United News of India
15 hours ago
- Politics
- United News of India
HC orders framing of charges against advocate and ex-BJP minister in contempt case
Shimla, June 27 (UNI) The Himachal Pradesh High Court has rejected the apology tendered by counsel Dhairya Sushant and his father, former BJP minister Rajan Sushant, for allegedly making scandalous allegations against sitting judges on social media. The court has directed that charges be framed against both on July 16 in a suo motu contempt petition. The division bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Sushil Kukreja ruled yesterday that the apology submitted by the respondents lacked sincerity, repentance, or remorse, and appeared to be a tactical move to escape legal consequences. The case arose from a video posted by Dhairya Sushant on Facebook earlier this year, in which he accused a sitting High Court judge of favoritism and being part of a nexus involving drug dealers, lawyers, and judicial officers. In the video, he claimed that justice was being delivered on the basis of face value and that the court had failed to act against criminals despite strong evidence. The court found that both the advocate and his father, Rajan Sushant, had prima facie committed criminal contempt by tarnishing the image of the judiciary and undermining public confidence in the justice system. Rejecting their last-minute apology submitted through counsel, the bench observed: 'We are convinced that it is a device adopted by the respondents to escape the rigours of the law… There has been no genuine remorse or repentance.' The High Court said that the apology was nothing more than a 'paper apology' and said it could not be accepted without compromising the dignity of the judiciary. The matter will now be taken up on July 16 for framing of charges. UNI ML PRS
