Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
18 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.
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Vineeta Srinandan v. High Court of Judicature at Bombay on Its Own Motion
Whether the challenge preferred by the appellant-contemnor to the judgment of the High Court is sustainable in law; whether the High Court was justified in declining to accept her apology and consequently refusing to remit the…
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Bindu Kapurea v. Subhashish Panda & Ors.
Whether unauthorised tree felling and construction in the Delhi Ridge Forest without requisite permissions as directed by the Supreme Court in its orders in M.C. Mehta v. Union of India constitute wilful disobedience. Whether the…
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Tata Mohan Rao v. S. Venkateswarlu and Others Etc.
The Court was seized of a matter concerning the contemptuous conduct of a Tehsildar who forcibly evicted home dwellers and defied court orders. Court appreciated the factual scenario in light of principle of rule of law.
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Wikimedia Foundation Inc. v. ANI Media Private Limited & Ors.
Issue arose with respect to the legality and propriety of the directions issued by the Division Bench of the High Court to the appellant to take down/delete the pages and discussion with regard to the observations made by the…
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Shanmugam @ Lakshminarayanan v. High Court of Madras
Whether the charge of criminal contempt is proved against the appellants-contemnors beyond all reasonable doubt; whether the conviction of the appellants by the High Court for criminal contempt of Court and the sentence imposed…
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M/s Chithra Woods Manors Welfare Association v. Shaji Augustine
Whether the Respondent-alleged contemnor is guilty of civil contempt for non-compliance of the directions issued by this Court vide Order dated 07.11.2022.
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M/s JSW Steel Limited v. Pratishtha Thakur Haritwal & Ors.
Whether the case of the present Petitioner is specifically covered by the judgment of this Court in the case of Ghanshyam Mishra and Sons Private Limited v. Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company Limited and Others [2021] 13 SCR…
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Smt. Lavanya C & Anr. v. Vittal Gurudas Pai Since Deseased by Lrs. & Ors.
Whether the High Court was correct in setting aside the order of the Trial Court holding the appellants not guilty of wilful disobedience of their undertaking given to the Court.
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Celir LLP v. Mr. Sumati Prasad Bafna & Ors.
The present petitions sought to initiate contempt proceedings against the respondents/alleged contemnors for wilful disobedience of the final judgment and order dated 21.09.2023 passed by this Court in Civil Appeal Nos. 5542-5543…
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Chaduranga Kanthraj Urs and Anr. v. P. Ravi Kumar and Ors.
Whether orders dated 21.11.2014, 17.05.2022 and 19.03.2024 passed by this Court has been wilfully disobeyed by the respondents/contemnors.
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M/s Sitaram Enterprises v. Prithviraj Vardichand Jain
Eviction decree was passed against the respondent-tenant (contemnor). Supreme Court dismissed the SLP filed by him vide order dtd. 06.06.2023 and he was granted nine months time expiring on 06.03.2024 to vacate the suit premises…
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in The Matter of: Indian Medical Asso. and another v. Union of India and others
In violation of the undertaking dtd. 21.11.2023 given to this Court, the proposed contemnors held a press conference on 22.11.2023 making casual public statements regarding the efficacy of particular medicines manufactured by…
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Tusharbhai Rajnikantbhai Shah v. Kamal Dayani & Ors.
Accused-petitioner was granted absolute interim protection of anticipatory bail by Supreme Court, until modified or altered upon final disposal of the present SLP which was pending consideration before this Court. However, in…
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Ajay Kumar Bhalla & Ors. v. Prakash Kumar Dixit
Respondent approached the High Court of Delhi for challenging an order of the DIG (CR&VIG), whereby he was removed from service. The High Court set aside the impugned order; imposed a minor penalty on him; reinstated him without…
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S. Tirupathi Rao v. M. Lingamaiah & Ors.
1. Whether the High Court has, in the impugned judgment, exercised the jurisdiction of review in accordance with the parameters set out in Order XLVII Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure? 2. Whether the High Court has, in the impugned…
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Gulshan Bajwa v. Registrar, High Court of Delhi & Anr.
High Court exercising suo motu contempt jurisdiction against the appellant for repeatedly disobeying the orders of the court, and for casting aspersions and threatening the Judges hearing the matters, and thereafter, holding him…
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Amit Kumar Das, Joint Secretary, Baitanik, A Registered Society v. Shrimati Hutheesingh Tagore Charitable Trust
Scope and extent of the contempt jurisdiction exercised by a High Court under Article 215 of the Constitution of India read with the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.
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The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. v. Association of Retired
Whether the High Court had the power to direct the State Government to notify Rules proposed by the Chief Justice pertaining to post-retiral benefits for former Judges of the High Court; whether the power of criminal contempt…