Archive · 17 Sep 2025
Bombay HC Initiates Contempt Proceedings Against Advocate
The Bombay High Court has started a case against lawyer Nilesh Ojha.
This is because Ojha allegedly made insulting and damaging comments about a judge.
The court is taking action, and Ojha has been asked to explain his words.
This is not the first time Ojha has faced such a case regarding his statements about the same judge.
The court stated that the language used by Ojha was inappropriate.
The court also reminded other lawyers of their professional duties.
Bombay High Court initiated criminal contempt proceedings against advocate Nilesh Ojha.
The proceedings are due to Ojha's disparaging and defamatory remarks against a sitting judge.
A five-judge bench ordered the case and Ojha must reply within four weeks.
This is Ojha's second contempt case related to remarks against the same judge.
The court criticized Ojha's language as scandalous and intended to create distrust in the judiciary.
- Who
- Bombay High Court and advocate Nilesh Ojha
- What
- Initiation of criminal contempt proceedings
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- Bombay High Court
- Why
- Ojha made disparaging and defamatory remarks against a judge
- Court
- Bombay High Court
- Subject
- Criminal contempt proceedings
- Target
- Advocate Nilesh Ojha
- Reason
- Disparaging and defamatory remarks against a judge
- Next Hearing
- October 16