Chandigarh, November 15

A Punjab and Haryana High Court advocate has moved an application before the Haryana Advocate General for his consent to file a criminal contempt petition against PCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu for tweets on the ongoing drugs menace case.

The proceedings were sought to be initiated on the ground that the tweets were allegedly "intended to interfere with the administration of justice". The AG's consent is a pre-requisite in a criminal contempt case. inside