Allahabad High Court Drops Contempt Proceedings Against Advocate Who Accused Judge Of Working Under 'Govt Pressure'

The Allahabad High Court last week dropped criminal contempt proceedings against an advocate who had accused a single judge of working under government pressure in open court. A bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Jai Krishna Upadhyay closed the matter after accepting the unconditional apology tendered by the advocate. The incident occurred on February 12, 2026, during...