SC Reprimands Woman Lawyer for 'Derogatory' Facebook Post, Directs Her to HC

• The Supreme Court pulled up a woman lawyer, Deepa Joseph, for a "derogatory" Facebook post targeting a woman who accused Kerala Congress MLA Rahul Mamkoottathil of rape.
• A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi expressed serious displeasure over the language and tone of the post, questioning how a lady lawyer could make such comments about another woman.
• Joseph claimed her post was based on information from the complainant's husband and was not defamatory, but the bench found the language highly derogatory.
• The Court criticized her for not regretting the post and for potentially disclosing confidential information in the public domain.
• The bench dismissed her plea seeking protection from arrest by Kerala Police and directed her to approach the high court for any relief.