To declare that the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 is unconstitutional and void, or at least Sections 2(c)(i), 14, 16 and 17(5) thereof
It is a fundamental principle of jurisprudence that to institute a legal proceeding seeking a declaratory remedy or for enforcement of the same, no cause of action needs to exist. The Petitioner, who is a lawyer enrolled with the Bar Council of Kerala in 1984 and practicing since then, is leading a National Campaign which has as its prime objectives the following:- Advertisement of vacancies of Judges of the higher judiciary, invitation of applications and references , open and transparent selection and appointment, instead of the current system of appointment by invitation where only the elite and super elite...
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