Headlines
SC upholds conviction of Kerala CPI-M leader
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 30
The
Supreme Court Friday upheld the conviction of Kerala CPI-M leader M.V.
Jayarajan for using unparliamentary words against state high court
judges but reduced the sentence from six months to four months.
An
apex court bench headed by Justice Vikramajit Sen upheld Jayarajan's
conviction holding that he has no remorse for his utterances against
high court judges.
Jayarajan in July 2010 while speaking at a
public meeting, after the high court banned road-side meetings, spoke
unparliamentary words in the manner the judges pass judgments.
The
high court acting on a PIL on his utterances began the trial on
October 2010 and convicted him for contempt and awarded six months
imprisonment Nov 8, 2011
However, he was granted bail by the apex
court after serving a week in jail. The only relief that the two-time
former CPI-M legislator from Kannur got Friday was that the apex court
reduced the sentence from six months to four weeks.
Reacting to the verdict, Jayarajan said that he accepts the verdict.
Jayarajan thus becomes the first political leader in the state to be jailed in a contempt of court case.
Sources in the Kerala government said that once they get the order, Jayarajan will be arrested .
Jayarajan, 54, is presently a state committee member and is considered as a firebrand leader of the party.
As
the trial progressed in the Kerala high court Jayarajan on one occasion
lashed out at the judiciary and remarked that he is being denied
natural justic