NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday issued contempt of court notices to three lawyers for making scurrilous and scandalous remarks against Telangana HC’s Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya in a petition in SC seeking transfer of the case from her court to another judge after she quashed SC/ST Act charges against CM Revanth Reddy.A bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and K Vinod Chandran took exception to the pleadings in the transfer petition and said, “At a time when we are protecting lawyers from getting summons, we cannot allow our judges to be put in the dock. It is clear that the lawyers have made scurrilous and scandalous allegations against a sitting judge of Telangana HC.”The bench said, “Not only the litigants would face contempt of court proceedings for making such allegations, but the lawyers who prepare petitions containing such allegations would also be liable for contempt of court.” The bench issued notice to the lawyer-petitioner, the advocate who drafted the petition and the advocate-on-record under whose signature the petition was filed.“Show cause why contempt of court proceedings be not initiated against you (the three advocates). The petitioner-advocate and the other two advocates would remain present in court to face the contempt proceedings on Aug 11,” the bench ordered. However, the bench said if genuine apologies tendered, these would be considered on the next date of hearing.