A Division Bench of Justices Sonia Gokani and NV Anjaria has held GHCAA President Yatin Oza guilty of contempt of court for his statements concerning alleged corruption on the part of the Court's registry during a Facebook press conference. .The Operative Portion of the Judgment, published this evening on the High Court's official website reads:."In view of the discussion above, this Court in exercise of powers conferred upon it under Article 215 of the Constitution of India and section 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, holds the Respondent contemner (Oza) guilty of committing criminal contempt of this Court within the meaning of section 2(c)(i) of the Contempt of Courts Act,1971..The Court's discussion in the judgment, however, is yet to be released..On September 30, the Bench had reserved the matter for orders..Yatin Oza Contempt case: Gujarat HC directs that 3 Judge Committee Report be brought on record [Read Order].In June this year, the Gujarat High Court issued a suo motu criminal contempt notice to the President of the Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association (GHCAA) Yatin Oza citing irresponsible, sensational and intemperate allegations of corruption levelled against the High Court and its Registry by Oza in a live press conference via Facebook..The quantum of punishment that will be meted out to Oza will be declared tomorrow..Read the Operative Order here:
