A division bench of the Rajasthan High Court on has issued a show-cause notice to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on a PIL seeking suo moto criminal contempt proceedings against him. <br /><br />The PIL was filed by local advocate Shivcharan Gupta on Thursday following the chief minister's remark suggesting ""corruption"" in the judiciary.<br />A division bench headed by Justice M M Shrivastava and Justice Ashutosh Kumar heard the matter on Saturday and issued the notice to Gehlot, directing him to respond within three weeks.<br /><br />During an interview with reporters in Jaipur on Wednesday, Gehlot remarked, ""There appears to be widespread corruption in the judiciary today. I have heard allegations that some lawyers draft judgments themselves, which are then delivered verbatim.""<br /><br />However, in the wake of criticism, the chief minister subsequently clarified that his earlier statement did not reflect his personal opinion. He emphasized his consistent respect for and trust in the judiciary.<br /><br />In protest against the chief minister's comments, thousands of advocates in Jodhpur boycotted their work in both the high court and lower courts on Friday<br /><br />#AshokGehlot #Rajasthan #HighCourt #ShowCauseNotice #Corruption #IndianJudiciary #Judiciary #Congress #RajasthanNews #Pratapgarh #HWNews #ContemptOfCourt #RajasthanHighCourtBarAssociation
