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‘A final act of forgiveness’: Supreme Court halts conviction of senior Gujarat lawyer Yatin Oza with stern warning
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‘A final act of forgiveness’: Supreme Court halts conviction of senior Gujarat lawyer Yatin Oza with stern warning

The Indian Express·Express News Service·22 days ago
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The Supreme Court also asked the Gujarat High Court to reconsider its decision to revoke Yatin Oza's designation as a senior advocate following an incident in 2024. (File Photo) The Supreme Court on Monday kept in abeyance the conviction and sentence of Gujarat High Court Advocate Association (GHCAA) president and Senior Advocate Yatin Oza on criminal contempt charges for making objectionable remarks against the state judiciary, invoking powers under Article 142 of the Constitution. A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Atul S Chandurkar said, though it did not find any reason to interfere with the October 2020 Gujarat High Court order convicting and sentencing him, it was granting Oza the relief in a “final act of forgiveness” but warned that if he repeats his actions, the punishment would be revived. “The reasons assigned in the impugned order by the High Court do not warrant any interference by this Court.…

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