Supreme Court accepts Revanth Reddy’s apology for remarks on K Kavitha’s bail

The Supreme Court on Friday accepted the apology offered by Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for his remarks on the Court’s decision to grant bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha in the Delhi liquor policy case.
The top court granted bail to K Kavitha in the Delhi excise policy scam case on August 27, observing that prolonged incarceration before being pronounced guilty of an offence should not be permitted to become a punishment without trial.
After the court verdict, the Telangana Chief Minister commented, “It is a fact that BRS worked for the victory of the BJP in the 2024 LS polls. There is also talk that Kavitha got bail because of the deal between BRS and BJP”.
Strongly criticising these comments, the Supreme Court had rebuked the Telangana Chief Minister and had observed that such statements might create apprehensions in the minds of people. “Do we pass orders after consultations with political parties?” the court asked angrily, voicing displeasure.
A day later, the Telangana Chief Minister apologised for his remarks and, in a post on X, wrote that he has “the highest regard and full faith” in the Indian Judiciary.
A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Vishwanathan, while closing the contempt proceedings today, emphasised the importance of caution when making public comments about Supreme Court orders. “One should be careful while making comments about the orders of the Supreme Court, even though fair criticism is welcome,” the bench stated during the proceedings.
“We caution that all Constitutional functionaries must perform their constitutional duties within their respective wings”, Court added.
The bench closed the matter and said, “Such unwarranted comments unnecessarily bring about friction. We only advise that one should be careful enough while making comments about orders of this court, even as fair criticism is welcome”.