He said that he will maintain the dignity of Courts or the Indian judiciary...
New Delhi: On Monday, 24 April 2023, the Supreme Court closed contempt proceedings against ex-IPL commissioner Lalit Modi after his unconditional apology for his remarks against the judiciary in some social media posts.
A bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar took note of an affidavit filed by Mr. Modi in which he said that in the future he will not do anything which is inconsistent with the "majesty or dignity of Courts or Indian judiciary" in any context.
"We accept this unconditional apology. We remind the respondent (Mr. Modi) that any such attempt in the future, which would tarnish the image of Indian judiciary and courts, will be seen very seriously," it said.
"We accept the unconditional apology with a broad heart because the Court always believes in forgiveness more particularly when an apology is tendered unconditionally and from the bottom of the heart...Accepting the apology we close the present proceedings," the bench said.
The court said, "Everybody should respect the institution, that was our only concern".
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