Agnihotri was present in court for the hearing. When the matter was taken up, Justice Mridul called for Ranganathan’s presence as well.
While referring to another contempt case that was filed against RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy, he said,
“Every citizen of the country must know that you should be careful. We invite just and fair criticism. This is how we function.”
The Court went on to say,
“He (Gurumurthy) has expressed remorse and tendered an unconditional apology…In Justice Gogoi’s judgment it is said that courts do not punish for contempt to secure their dignity. Our dignity does not come from what people have to say. It comes from the duties we discharge.”
Source: Barandbench
