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Taking strong exception to the insinuation by members of Boss music school against Bombay high court judges, the Supreme Court on Friday issued contempt notice to them.

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Boss music school members issued contempt notice

NEW DELHI: Taking strong exception to the insinuation by members of Boss music school against Bombay high court judges, the Supreme Court on Friday issued contempt notice to them with a warning that failure to respond within 10 days would lead to their arrest.

“The allegations made (against the judges) are per se contempt of court. We are issuing notice why contempt of court proceedings not be initiated against you,” a bench headed by chief justice KG Balakrishnan said.

Leila David and Annette Kotian, members of Vasai-based Boss Music School, had filed petitions seeking arrest of 10 HC judges for allegedly not hearing their matter “in a free and fair manner”.

“If you don’t reply on or before September 10 you will be arrested and produced before the court and you will not be released,” the bench said. The two women, who argued their case themselves, refused to withdraw the charges against the judges.

“We are not going to withdraw the allegation,” 23-year-old Kotian said. She was supported in her submission by her elderly colleague David.

The judges also took exception to their plea that the CJI should withdraw from the bench hearing their petition. “That I will decide. Choose your words carefully otherwise you have to face the consequences,” CJI Balakrishnan told them. 

“We have perused the allegations which are very serious in nature. We have spent time on the two petitions. The allegations amount to contempt of court,” the CJI added.

The court also reminded Kotian that her own mother had made complaints against the music school, besides other parents.

“Several judges dealt with the matter and even the police had carried out investigation...how students of Boss School are behaving,” the Bench said, expressing anguish that they had not spared even the Maharashtra home minister and other government officials against whom them they had levelled charges.

“You think you are above the law,” the CJI castigated the duo and asked them to
maintain decorum of the court.

When the court suggested that the petitioners could engage a lawyer to plead their cases in a proper manner, they shot back saying, “Lawyers have no guts to speak truth”.

On May 26, the apex court had dismissed similar petitions by other members of the Boss School in which they had sought action against the Maharashtra government for forcibly closing it down over charges that the institution was indulging in black magic.

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