6 years, 9 months ago

It Is Not Possible To Put Any Good Sense In His Mind; SC Declines To Take Contempt Against Litigant Who Made Reckless Allegations Against Judges, SC Registry [Read Order]

Supreme Court has declined to take contempt against a litigant who made reckless allegations against judges and Registry, observing that ‘his conduct is hopeless’ and that ‘it is not possible to put any good sense in his mind’.Biswa Nath Banik, who was sentenced to jail in a contempt case, had approached the apex court, preferring a miscellaneous application.Perusing the application,. Supreme Court has declined to take contempt against a litigant who made reckless allegations against judges and Registry, observing that ‘his conduct is hopeless’ and that ‘it is not possible to put any good sense in his mind’. “We decline to take cognizance of the petitioner's conduct in the contempt jurisdiction of this Court because we consider his conduct to be hopeless and we are satisfied that it is not possible to put any good sense in his mind. He has also done so in the present case.” The bench, however, directed that he shall be permanently restrained from taking out any proceedings or moving any court, including this court, in relation to title suit or any motion or application arising therefrom and that he shall not be issued a proximity card or pass of the Supreme Court if he seeks entry in relation to any proceedings arising out of title suit.

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