On Friday, the Supreme Court directed a lawyer, convicted of criminal contempt and sentenced to six months imprisonment for making unfounded and damaging statements about multiple sitting judges of the Delhi High Court and district courts in the national capital, to issue an unconditional apology to the judges he had implicated.

On January 9, the Delhi High Court found the lawyer guilty of contempt of court and handed down a six-month jail sentence along with a ₹2,000 fine. Additionally, the court ordered the lawyer's immediate custody and transfer to the Superintendent of Tihar Jail.

A petition filed by the lawyer was taken up by a bench led by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud after it was brought to the court's attention.

The bench, including Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, observed that the Delhi High Court, in its verdict, had provided the lawyer with an opportunity to apologize for the contemptuous allegations made in a plea. However, he responded negatively, affirming his stand and maintaining that he stood by the allegations he had made.