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Supreme Court Orders Sanjay Raut to Appear Nov. 17

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026 · How we work

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Supreme Court ordered MP Sanjay Raut to appear in person on November 17 in a criminal contempt case.
Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M Pancholi ordered journalist Nikhil Wagle to appear virtually on November 17.
Wagle issued an unconditional apology and deleted his X post after the court called his remarks “very unfortunate.”

History

In 1975 Indira Gandhi declared a national Emergency, leading the Supreme Court’s April 1976 ADM Jabalpur judgment, a four-to-one majority under Chief Justice A.N. Ray that suspended habeas corpus. Justice Hans Raj Khanna dissented, marking a key moment of judicial deference to the executive. On 17 November 2024 the Court summoned MP Sanjay Raut and journalist Nikhil Wagle for contempt, reigniting debate on judicial limits.

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In 1975 Indira Gandhi declared a national Emergency, leading the Supreme Court’s April 1976 ADM Jabalpur judgment, a four-to-one majority under Chief Justice A.N. Ray that suspended habeas corpus. Justice Hans Raj Khanna dissented, marking a key moment of judicial deference to the executive. On 17 November 2024 the Court summoned MP Sanjay Raut and journalist Nikhil Wagle for contempt, reigniting debate on judicial limits.

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