<p>After Attorney General K K Venugopal, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Wednesday also declined his consent for initiation of contempt proceedings against actor Swara Bhasker for her comments against the Supreme Court.</p>.<p>He said the request was "misconceived" as a similar plea was already rejected by the Attorney General on August 21.</p>.<p>The request for consent was made by Anuj Saxena, an advocate on behalf of his client Usha Shetty, who wanted to file a contempt petition against Swara for alleged "derogatory and scandalous" comments by her in a programme in Mumbai on February 1.</p>.<p>The actor has on reportedly said: "We are living in a country where the Supreme Court of our country states that demolition of Babri Masjid was unlawful and in the same judgment, rewards the same people who brought down the mosque".</p>.<p>Venugopal had then said: "The comment is not an attack on the institution...does not constitute criminal contempt".</p>.<p>With regard to her comment: "We are in a situation where our courts are not sure whether they believe in the Constitution or not", the A-G had said that t is a vague statement and not related to any particular court. "Something which is so general that no one would take any serious note of this statement".</p>.<p>Under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, a consent from the Attorney General or Solicitor General was required for initiating criminal contempt proceedings against anyone.</p>
<p>After Attorney General K K Venugopal, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Wednesday also declined his consent for initiation of contempt proceedings against actor Swara Bhasker for her comments against the Supreme Court.</p>.<p>He said the request was "misconceived" as a similar plea was already rejected by the Attorney General on August 21.</p>.<p>The request for consent was made by Anuj Saxena, an advocate on behalf of his client Usha Shetty, who wanted to file a contempt petition against Swara for alleged "derogatory and scandalous" comments by her in a programme in Mumbai on February 1.</p>.<p>The actor has on reportedly said: "We are living in a country where the Supreme Court of our country states that demolition of Babri Masjid was unlawful and in the same judgment, rewards the same people who brought down the mosque".</p>.<p>Venugopal had then said: "The comment is not an attack on the institution...does not constitute criminal contempt".</p>.<p>With regard to her comment: "We are in a situation where our courts are not sure whether they believe in the Constitution or not", the A-G had said that t is a vague statement and not related to any particular court. "Something which is so general that no one would take any serious note of this statement".</p>.<p>Under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, a consent from the Attorney General or Solicitor General was required for initiating criminal contempt proceedings against anyone.</p>
