Contempt Of Court
'No defence needed for jokes': Kunal Kamra in reply to Supreme Court's contempt notice
New Delhi/IBNS: Comedian Kunal Kamra said he needed no defence for jokes, in reply to the contempt notice served by the Supreme Court over his two tweets on the judiciary, media reports said.
"There is no defence needed for jokes and it is based on the comedian's perception," Kamra said as quoted by NDTV.
The comedian added, "I disagree with many decisions of many courts but promise this bench that I will respect any decision with a broad smile and will not vilify this bench or the Supreme Court in this matter because that would actually (amount to) contempt of court."
"I do not believe any authority including judges would find themselves unable to discharge their duties only on account of being subject to satire or comedy."
The Supreme Court gave two contempt notices to Kamra and cartoonist Rachita Taneja over their tweets on the Supreme Court over the granting of bail to journalist Arnab Goswami.
Both were asked to respond in six-week time.
Government advocate KK Venugopal said Kamra's tweets were in "bad taste" and "crossed the line between humour and contempt".
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