11/07/2026
This incident involves a heated verbal exchange between Advocate Mahesh Tewari and Justice Rajesh Kumar during a live-streamed hearing at the Jharkhand High Court regarding an electricity disconnection case.The advocate told the judge not to "cross his limit," which led to the court taking suo motu cognizance and initiating criminal contempt proceedings against him.A full bench of the High Court, comprising the Chief Justice and four other judges, has registered the contempt case following the viral video of the exchange. . . .