Punishing truth in the country of Satyamev Jayate

Can the truth be a statement of contempt? Indian judiciary says Yes. Recently an Indian court has sentenced journalists for publishing, what they say is truth, against a retired judge. Court rejected their submission that truth can not be held in contempt of the court. This judgment has evoked a sharp response from many legal luminaries.

I am not a legal luminary, but I also feel that truth can not be seen in contempt of anybody, including judiciary. Truth is God. Can God be held in contempt?

ges I wonder what has inspired the learned judges to pass such a judgment. Do they feel that judges are above the law written down in the constitution, and even the law of God, that truth always wins?