SUO MOTU Vs. MANOJ SHARMA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Shri Kamlakar Sharma, learned Senior Counsel, for respondents. It is submitted at Bar that learned Advocate General, Rajasthan, being out of station on official assignments, he is not in a position to address this court today. We have heard Shri S.K. Gupta, learned Additional Advocate General, Rajasthan. The present contempt proceeding was initiated on the basis of orders dated 08.08.2013/12.08.2013 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court on the basis of the contents thereof. For the order proposed to be passed, it is not considered essential to dilate thereon. Suffice it to mention that in response to the notice issued in connection therewith, the respondents, who are presently the President and the General Secretary of the Rajasthan High Court Bar Association, Jaipur, have entered appearance and have filed their replies.

(2.) LEARNED Senior Counsel for the respondents at the threshold, with reference to the replies submitted by the respondents, urged that, as pleaded, they have the highest regard for this court and that at no point of time did they mean any disrespect to it and have always held the Hon'ble Judges, in very high esteem.

(3.) LEARNED Senior Counsel for respondents abiding by this stand pleaded by the respondents, has, with all humility at his command, endorsed this plea of theirs. The respondents, who are present in the court, have also, without any reservation, reiterated their regret.