The law of #contempt has an interesting history. Stemming from medieval England where judges acted with the conferred authority of the King. Hence, any insult, perceived or otherwise, to them was an insult to the King and was dealt with severely. Largely disused in England now,

it survives in former British colonies, where it is interpreted incredibly loosely. In essence, the opinion of most learned legal experts is that : "Economical use of jurisdiction is desirable.
Harmonisation between free criticism and the judiciary should be the goal.

Confusion between the personal protection of a libelled judge and the prevention of obstruction of public justice should be avoided.
The press should be given free play within responsible limits, even when the focus of its critical attention is the court.

Judges should not be hyper sensitive, even where distortions and criticism overstep the limits.
If, after taking into account all these considerations, the court finds contempt of court beyond condonable limits, then the strong arm of the law must be used in the name of public.

interest and public justice."