Contempt of Courts Act, 1971

Act No. 70 of 1971 In force from 24-12-1971 Ministry of Law and Justice 24 sections

An Act to define and limit the powers of certain courts in punishing contempts of courts and to regulate their procedure in relation thereto.

197 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• Tehseen Poonawalla v. Union of India and Anr.
  2018 INSC 36919 April 2018Disposed of
• K. K Gupta & Ors. v. Himachal Pradesh Petroleum Dealers Association & Anr.
  2018 INSC 32711 April 2018Disposed of
• Rajeshwar Mahto v. Alok Kumar Gupta, G.M. M/S Birla Corporation Ltd.
  2018 INSC 19723 February 2018Disposed of
• Ajayinder Sangwan and Ors. v. K. K. Mohan
  2018 INSC 985 February 2018Dismissed
• Ecl Finance Ltd. v. Harikishan Shankarji Gudipati & Ors.
  2017 INSC 112216 November 2017Disposed of
• Rajiv Dawar v. High Court of Delhi
  2017 INSC 67226 July 2017Appeal(s) allowed
• Satwant Singh v. Malkeet Singh
  2017 INSC 65320 July 2017Appeal(s) allowed
• Avishek Raja & Ors. v. Sanjay Gupta
  2017 INSC 48819 June 2017Disposed of
• Baranagore Jute Factory Plc. Mazdoor Sangh (Bms) Etc. v. Baranagore Jute Factory Plc. Etc.
  2017 INSC 24621 March 2017Appeal(s) allowed
• Board of Control for Cricket in India v. Cricket Association of Bihar & Ors.
  2017 INSC 92 January 2017Directions issued
• Vitusah Oberoi and Ors. v. Court of Its Own Motion
  2017 INSC 42 January 2017Appeal(s) allowed
• Mahipal Singh Rana, Advocate v. State of Uttar Pradesh
  2016 INSC 4925 July 2016Disposed of
• Maheshwar Peri & Others v. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Through Registrar General
  2016 INSC 48030 June 2016Appeal(s) allowed
• C. Chakkaravarty and Ors. v. Tmt. M. Satyavathy, Ias and Ors.
  2015 INSC 79516 October 2015Disposed of
• Sanjiv Rajendra Bhatt v. Union of India & Ors.
  2015 INSC 76713 October 2015Dismissed
• The Board of Trustees of the Port of Mumbai v. Nikhiln. Gupta & Anr.
  2015 INSC 54625 August 2015Hearing Adjourned
• M.V. Jayarajan v. High Court of Kerala & Anr.
  2015 INSC 7830 January 2015Disposed of
• Amit Chanchal Jha v. Registrar High Court of Delhi
  2014 INSC 86512 December 2014Dismissed
• Dr. Subramanian Swamy v. Arun Shourie
  2014 INSC 50623 July 2014Dismissed
• Bal Kishan Giri v. State of U.P.
  2014 INSC 41328 May 2014Dismissed
• Ram Niranjan Roy v. State of Bihar and Ors.
  2014 INSC 23031 March 2014Disposed of
• Dineshan K.K. v. R.K. Singh & Anr.
  2014 INSC 18111 March 2014Petition disposed of.
• Justice Ripusudan Dayal (Retd ) & Ors. v. State of M.P. & Ors.
  2014 INSC 12525 February 2014Allowed
• Sudhir Vasudeva, Chairman & Md. Ongc & Ors. v. M. George Ravishekaran & Ors.
  2014 INSC 774 February 2014Appeal(s) allowed
• Rajeshwar Singh v. Subrata Roy Sahara & Ors.
  2013 INSC 8129 December 2013Disposed of
• Ashok Kumar Aggarwal v. Neeraj Kumar & Anr.
  2013 INSC 77122 November 2013Disposed of
• T.C. Gupta v. Bimal Kumar Dutta & Ors.
  2013 INSC 72225 October 2013Appeal(s) allowed
• T.C. Gupta & Anr. v. Hari Om Prakash & Ors.
  2013 INSC 6948 October 2013Appeal(s) allowed
• Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Medical College & Others v. Union of India & Another
  2013 INSC 63618 September 2013Dismissed
• Arun Kumar Yadav v. State of U.P. Thru Dist. Judge
  2013 INSC 36329 May 2013Dismissed
• Maa Vaishno Devi Mahila Mahavidyalaya v. State of U.P. & Ors.
  2012 INSC 60013 December 2012Disposed of
• Priya Gupta and Anr. v. Addl. Secy. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ors.
  2012 INSC 60113 December 2012Notice discharged.
• R.K. Anand v. Registrar, Delhi High Court
  2012 INSC 52321 November 2012Disposed of
• Dipak Kumar Mukherjee v. Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Others
  2012 INSC 4588 October 2012Appeal(s) allowed
• Sahara India Real Estate Corp. Ltd. & Ors. v. Securities & Exchange Board of India & Anr.
  2012 INSC 38811 September 2012Disposed of
• Dayal Singh & Ors. v. State of Uttaranchal
  2012 INSC 3173 August 2012Dismissed
• Avishek Goenka v. Union of India & Anr.
  2012 INSC 3153 August 2012Dismissed
• Asha v. Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences & Ors.
  2012 INSC 27910 July 2012Disposed of
• Priya Gupta v. State of Chhatishgarh & Ors
  2012 INSC 2138 May 2012Disposed of
• R. Mohajan & Ors. v. Shefali Sengupta & Ors.
  2012 INSC 15530 March 2012Appeal(s) allowed