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Contempt

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Advocate Mohit Chaudhary barred from practicing for 1 month for levelling false accusations on SC Registry & CJI; Contempt charges dropped

Supreme Court: Advocate Mohit Chaudhary, who accused the Registry of this Court in order to favour the opposite party to hastily list

Published on August 17, 2017August 25, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

No relief for Subrata Roy as Supreme Court refuses to lift the attachment on Aamby Valley

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra, Ranjan Gogoi and Dr. A.K. Sikri, JJ refused to entertain the plea of Sahara

Published on August 10, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Vijay Mallya found guilty of contempt; to appear before the Supreme Court on 10.07.2017

Supreme Court: Finding Vijay Mallya guilty of contempt of court, the Bench of A.K. Goel and U.U. Lalit, JJ directed him to

Published on May 9, 2017May 24, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Sahara Matter: Subrata Roy will be sent back to jail if his cheques worth Rs. 2052.21 Crores bounce

Supreme Court: Allowing the Sahara Group of companies to submit 2 post-dated cheques of around Rs. 2052.21 Crores i.e. one of Rs.

Published on April 27, 2017May 3, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Sahara Matter: Aamby Valley property to be auctioned; Subrata Roy to appear before the court on 27.04.2017

Supreme Court: The bench of Dipak Misra, Ranjan Gogoi and Dr. A.K. Sikri, JJ ordered the auction of the Aamby Valley City

Published on April 17, 2017April 26, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Justice Karnan again fails to appear before the 7-judge bench; Bailabale warrant issued

Supreme Court: Owing to the non-appearance of Justice C. S. Karnan before the Court in the contempt proceedings, the 7-judge bench of

Published on March 10, 2017March 24, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Article 215 does not give power to High Court to punish for contempt of Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Holding that the power to punish for contempt vested in a Court of Record under Article 215 of the Constitution

Published on January 3, 2017January 5, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

If a person fails to do something which is impossible, he cannot be held guilty of contempt

Supreme Court: In the case where the appellant was unable to produce documents before the Court as the same were destroyed due

Published on September 21, 2016December 8, 2016By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Court denies Bail to Prof. Saibaba, issues contempt notice to Arundhati Roy for criticizing denial of Bail

Bombay High Court: The Court while rejecting the bail application of Dr. Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba who was arrested for his alleged links

Published on December 28, 2015January 2, 2016By Sucheta
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Supreme Court

4 weeks imprisonment granted to an ex-MLA for using slang language for the Hon’ble Judges of the Court

Supreme Court: Taking a strict action in a case of Contempt of the Court for using a slang language against the Hon’ble

Published on January 31, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Supreme Court

Enquiry Commission is not a Court under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971

Supreme Court: In the instant case the question arose that whether an enquiry commission setup under Commissions of Enquiry Act, 1952 and

Published on August 14, 2014October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Supreme Court

2 decade old contempt petition closed

Supreme Court: Ordering closure of two decade old contempt petition filed in 1994 against certain bigwigs of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and

Published on August 6, 2014October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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