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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Contempt of Courts Act, 1971

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List of Judgements

Bindu Kapurea Vs. Subhashish Panda and Ors.

Judgement Date : may/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 628 SC

Tata Mohan Rao Vs. S. Venkateswarlu and Ors. Etc.

Judgement Date : may/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 518 SC

Wikimedia Foundation Inc. Vs. Ani Media Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.

Judgement Date : may/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 511 SC

Shanmugam @ Lakshminarayanan Vs. High Court of Madras

Judgement Date : may/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 489 SC

Vishal Tiwari Vs. Union of India & Ors.

Judgement Date : may/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 468 SC

Rajan Chadha & Anr. Vs. Sanjay Arora

Judgement Date : april/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 423 SC

M/s. Chithra Woods Manors Welfare Association Vs. Shaji Augustine

Judgement Date : april/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 411 SC

N. Eswaranathan Vs. State represented by the Deputy Superintendent of Police

Judgement Date : april/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 389 SC

M/s. JSW Steel Ltd. Vs. Pratishtha Thakur Haritwal & Ors.

Judgement Date : march/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 303 SC

Celir LLP Vs. Mr. Sumati Prasad Bafna & Ors.

Judgement Date : december/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 772 SC

Chaduranga Kanthraj Urs and Anr. Vs. P. Ravi Kumar and Ors.

Judgement Date : december/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 760 SC

Tusharbhai Rajnikantbhai Shah Vs. Kamal Dayani & Ors.

Judgement Date : august/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 497 SC

S. Tirupathi Rao Vs. M. Lingamaiah & Ors.

Judgement Date : july/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 458 SC

Gulshan Bajwa Vs. Registrar, High Court of Delhi & Anr.

Judgement Date : january/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 64 SC

Mathews J. Nedumpara & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors.

Judgement Date : october/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 797 SC

Meenal Bhargava Vs. Naveen Sharma & Ors.

Judgement Date : may/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 491 SC

In Re: Perry Kansagra ..Alleged Contemnor

Judgement Date : july/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 544 SC

Urban Infrastructure Real Estate Fund Vs. Dharmesh S. Jain

Judgement Date : march/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 214 SC

The Bordeuri Samaj of Sri Sri Maa Kamakhya Vs. Riju Prasad Sarma

Judgement Date : december/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 684 SC

M/s. Soorajmull Nagarmull Vs. Sri Brijesh Mehrotra

Judgement Date : december/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 674 SC

Suraz India Trust Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : september/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 448 SC

Brajesh Singh Vs. Sunil Arora

Judgement Date : august/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 323 SC

Suman Chadha Vs. Central Bank of India

Judgement Date : august/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 314 SC

Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC Vs. Future Retail Ltd.

Judgement Date : august/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 312 SC

P. Mohanraj Vs. M/s. Shah Brothers Ispat Pvt. Ltd.

Judgement Date : march/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 109 SC

Headnote :

A. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Section 14(1)(a) - Moratorium - The purpose of the moratorium provision is to prevent the depletion of a corporate debtor\'s assets during the insolvency resolution process, allowing the business to continue operating as a going concern. This approach aim...

Rama Narang Vs. Ramesh Narang

Judgement Date : january/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 28 SC

Headnote :

The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 2(b) - Companies Act, 1956, Sections 397 and 398 - The petitioner/father\'s lack of cooperation in the company\'s operations - Sons filed an application for oppression within the company and sought an interim measure from the Company Law Board - The petition...

IN RE PRASHANT BHUSHAN

Judgement Date : august/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 483 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTContempt of Court - The defense of truth is only valid if it serves the public interest and the request to invoke this defense is made in good faith.IMPORTANTContempt of Court - An individual cannot misuse their freedom of speech to defame institutions such as the Court.A. Under the Contemp...

IN RE PRASHANT BHUSHAN

Judgement Date : august/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 452 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALContempt of court - Hostile remarks directed at judges in their official capacity or towards the judiciary can be considered as scandalizing the Court.Contempt of court - The Supreme Court\'s authority to initiate contempt proceedings is not restricted by the provisions of the Contempt of Cou...

HUKUM CHAND DESWAL vs. SATISH RAJ DESWAL

Judgement Date : may/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 359 SC

Headnote :

The Contempt of Court Act, 1971, Sections 12 and 14, along with the Rules to Regulate Proceedings for Contempt of the Supreme Court, 1975, Rule 3, address contempt of court issues. In this case, the defendant vacated the suit premises before the date set by the Court. However, the plaintiff\'s conte...

RE : VIJAY KURLE

Judgement Date : april/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 340 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALThe Supreme Court\'s authority to initiate contempt proceedings is not restricted by the Contempt of Court Act; it possesses constitutional powers to address contempt issues.The only requirement for the notice to commence contempt proceedings is that a brief description of the contempt must b...

Swapnil Tripathi Vs Supreme Court of India

Judgement Date : september/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 951 SC

Headnote :

Live streaming of court proceedings - The public\'s right to information - The right to know and receive information is a component of Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. The public has the right to observe court proceedings that involve matters affecting the general public or specific groups with...

S. KRISHNA SRADHA vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

Judgement Date : december/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1257 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTEducation - A meritorious candidate, who has acted promptly to assert their legal rights without any delay, should not be denied admission simply because the cut-off date has elapsed.A. Constitution of India, 1950 Articles 14, 19 and 21 - Regarding reservations in the sports and games categ...

MR. VINAY PRAKASH SINGH vs. SAMEER GEHLAUT

Judgement Date : november/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1116 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTContemnors have knowingly and willingly reduced their stake in the Company despite the court\'s order to maintain the status quo - They have been given one opportunity to rectify their contempt.A. Under Section 2(b) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, disobeying a court order constitutes c...

ROJER MATHEW vs. SOUTH INDIAN BANK LTD.

Judgement Date : november/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1093 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALThe Ministry of Law and Justice has been instructed to conduct a \'Judicial Impact Assessment\' for all tribunals established by Parliament and to present the findings to the appropriate legislative authority.Rajan Gogoi, CJI. N.V.Ramana and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ.A. Constitution of India, 1950 Ar...

SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER/ DEHAR POWER HOUSE CIRCLE BHAKRA BEAS MANAGEMENT BOARD (PW) SLAPPER vs. EXCISE AND TAXATION OFFICER, SUNDERNAGAR/ASSESSING AUTHORITY

Judgement Date : october/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1052 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTThe authority to condone delays under Section 5 of the Limitation Act is applicable to Special or Local Laws unless explicitly excluded.According to Section 48 of the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005, and Sections 5 and 29 of the Limitation Act, 1963, the provisions of Section 5 o...

Seema Sapra v. Court On Its Own Motion

Judgement Date : august/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 727 SC

Headnote :

Section 19(1) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.[Paragraph]

Rakesh Tiwari, Advocate Vs. Alok Pandey, C.J.M.

Judgement Date : may/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 491 SC

RELIANCE COMMUNICATION LIMITED & ORS. Vs STATE BANK OF INDIA & ORS.

Judgement Date : february/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 156 SC

Headnote :

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Chairpersons of Reliance Communications Ltd., Reliance Telecom Ltd., and Reliance Infratel Ltd. have violated the commitments made to the court and its associated orders under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The court has ordered the Chairman of Relianc...

Er. K. Arumugam Vs. V. Balakrishnan

Judgement Date : february/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 93 SC

R. S. Sehrawat Vs. Rajeev Malhotra & Ors. [September 05, 2018.]

Judgement Date : september/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 613 SC

Meenal Bhargava Vs. Naveen Sharma [MAY 09, 2018]

Judgement Date : may/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 355 SC

ECL Finance Ltd Vs. Harikishan Shankarji Gudipati & Ors. [NOVEMBER 16, 2017]

Judgement Date : november/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 812 SC

Satwant Singh Vs Malkeet Singh [JULY 20, 2017]

Judgement Date : july/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 491 SC

Avishek Raja & Ors. Vs. Sanjay Gupta [JUNE 19, 2017]

Judgement Date : june/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 430 SC

Vitusah Oberoi and Ors. Vs. Court of its own motion [January 2, 2017]

Judgement Date : january/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 1 SC

Sita Ram Vs. Balbir @ Bali [December 15, 2016]

Judgement Date : december/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 922 SC

Het Ram Beniwal & Ors. Vs. Raghuveer Singh & Ors. [October 21, 2016]

Judgement Date : october/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 760 SC

Vilas V. Sanghai Vs. Sumermal Mishrimal Bafna & ANR. [SEPTEMBER 30, 2016]

Judgement Date : september/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 713 SC

Gyani Chand Vs. State of A.P. [September 20, 2016]

Judgement Date : september/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 674 SC

Maninderjit Singh Bitta Vs. Vijay Chhibber & Ors. [July 13, 2016]

Judgement Date : july/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 487 SC

Mahipal Singh Rana, Advocate Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [July 05, 2016]

Judgement Date : july/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 470 SC

Dhiren Dave Vs. M/s. Surat Dyes & Ors. [JANUARY 21 2016]

Judgement Date : january/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 77 SC

Common Cause & Ors. Vs. Union of India and Ors. [May 14, 2015]

Judgement Date : may/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 378 SC

Madras Bar Association Vs. Union of India & ANR. [MAY 14, 2015]

Judgement Date : may/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 377 SC

Sujitendra Nath Singh Roy Vs. State of West Bengal & Ors. [March 13, 2015]

Judgement Date : march/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 196 SC

M.V. Jayarajan Vs. High Court of Kerala & ANR. [January 30, 2015]

Judgement Date : january/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 72 SC

E. Bapanaiah Vs. Sri K.S. Raju etc. [November 07, 2014]

Judgement Date : november/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 692 SC

Madras Bar Association Vs. Union of India and another [September 25, 2014]

Judgement Date : september/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 621 SC

Chandigarh Administration & Another Vs. Jasmine Kaur & others [September 01, 2014]

Judgement Date : september/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 532 SC

Dr. Subramanian Swamy Vs. Arun Shourie [JULY 23, 2014]

Judgement Date : july/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 465 SC

Bal Kishan Giri Vs. State of U.P. [May 28, 2014]

Judgement Date : may/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 380 SC

Ram Niranjan Roy Vs. State of Bihar and Ors. [March 31, 2014]

Judgement Date : march/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 219 SC

Dineshan K.K. Vs. R.K. Singh & ANR. [MARCH 11, 2014]

Judgement Date : march/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 169 SC

Ram Kishan Vs. Sh. Tarun Bajaj & Ors. [January 17, 2014]

Judgement Date : january/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 35 SC

Rajeshwar Singh Vs. Subrata Roy Sahara & Ors. [December 09, 2013]

Judgement Date : december/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 855 SC

Ashok Kumar Aggarwal Vs. Neeraj Kumar & ANR. [November 22, 2013]

Judgement Date : november/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 811 SC

T.C. Gupta Vs. Bimal Kumar Dutta & Ors. [October 25, 2013]

Judgement Date : october/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 751 SC

Arun Kumar Yadav Vs. State of U.P. Thru Dist. Judge [May 29, 2013]

Judgement Date : may/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 414 SC

Manoj H. Mishra Vs. Union of India & Ors. [April 09, 2013]

Judgement Date : april/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 280 SC

Dayal Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Uttaranchal [August 03, 2012]

Judgement Date : august/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 406 SC

Avishek Goenka Vs. Union of India & ANR. [August 03, 2012]

Judgement Date : august/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 404 SC

Union of India & Ors. Vs. Brigadier P.S. Gill [March 23, 2012]

Judgement Date : march/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 195 SC

Ravi Yashwant Bhoir Vs. District Collector, Raigad & Ors. [March 2, 2012]

Judgement Date : march/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 165 SC

M/S Topman Exports Vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai [February 08, 2012]

Judgement Date : february/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 104 SC

Om Prakash Asati Vs. State of U.P. & Ors. [January 13, 2012]

Judgement Date : january/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 30 SC

H.G. Rangangoud Vs. M/S. State Trading Corporation of India Limited & Ors.

Judgement Date : november/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 828 SC

Kanwar Singh Saini Vs. High Court of Delhi

Judgement Date : september/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 736 SC

Anup Bhushan Vohra Vs. The Registrar General, High Court of Judicature at Calcutta

Judgement Date : september/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 720 SC

Trans Mediterranean Airways Vs. M/s Universal Exports & ANR.

Judgement Date : september/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 719 SC

Vishram Singh Raghubanshi Vs. State of U.P.

Judgement Date : june/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 440 SC

Maninderjit Singh Bitta Vs Union of India & Ors.

Judgement Date : april/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 303 SC

Bharat Steel Tubes Limited Vs IFCI Limited Respondent (November 30, 2010)

Judgement Date : november/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 901 SC

Amicus Curiae Vs.Prashant Bhushan & ANR. (November 9, 2010)

Judgement Date : november/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 834 SC

Dinesh Kumar Gupta Vs United India Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors. (8 October 2010)

Judgement Date : october/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 765 SC

Dinesh Kumar Gupta Vs. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors. (8 October 2010)

Judgement Date : october/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 752 SC

Biman Basu Vs. Kallol Guha Thakurta And ANR. [2010] INSC 659 (25 August 2010)

Judgement Date : august/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 601 SC

Ranveer Yadav Vs. State of Bihar [2010] INSC 394 (12 May 2010)

Judgement Date : may/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 388 SC

Union of India Vs. R. Gandhi [2010] INSC 393 (11 May 2010)

Judgement Date : may/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 386 SC

P.K. Singh Vs. M/S. S.N. Kanungo & Ors. [2010] INSC 140 (18 February 2010)

Judgement Date : february/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 150 SC

Leila David Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. [2009] INSC 1662 (21 October 2009)

Judgement Date : october/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 851 SC

Kedar Singh Kushwaha Vs. Dhaniram & ANR. [2009] INSC 1371 (4 August 2009)

Judgement Date : august/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 617 SC

Union of India & Ors Vs. Sheela Rani [2006] Insc 930 (8 December 2006)

Judgement Date : december/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 873 SC

Kumaran Silk Trade (P) Ltd Vs. Devendra & Ors [2006] Insc 692 (19 October 2006)

Judgement Date : october/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 692 SC

Rama Narang Vs. Ramesh Narang & Anr [2006] Insc 201 (12 April 2006)

Judgement Date : april/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 201 SC

Arun Paswan, S.I. Vs. State of Bihar & Ors [2003] INSC 633 (12 December 2003)

Judgement Date : december/2003, Citation : 2003 Latest Caselaw 625 SC

D.S. Poonia Vs. Yumnam Dimbajit Singh & ANR [2003] INSC 115 (25 February 2003)

Judgement Date : february/2003, Citation : 2003 Latest Caselaw 114 SC

P.G. Patra Vs. Puran Foods & ANR [2002] INSC 541 (13 December 2002)

Judgement Date : december/2002, Citation : 2002 Latest Caselaw 541 SC

Anil Ratan Sarkar & Ors Vs. Hirak Ghosh & Ors [2002] INSC 124 (8 March 2002)

Judgement Date : march/2002, Citation : 2002 Latest Caselaw 124 SC

Pravin C. Shah Vs. K.A. Mohd. Ali & ANR [2001] INSC536 (9 October 2001)

Judgement Date : october/2001, Citation : 2001 Latest Caselaw 536 SC

Chhotu Ram Vs. Urvashi Gulati & ANR [2001] INSC 422 (24 August 2001)

Judgement Date : august/2001, Citation : 2001 Latest Caselaw 422 SC

Pallav Sheth Vs. Custodian & Ors [2001] INSC 381 (10 August 2001)

Judgement Date : august/2001, Citation : 2001 Latest Caselaw 381 SC

T. Sudhakar Prasad Vs. Govt. of A.P. & Ors [2000] INSC 654 (13 December 2000)

Judgement Date : december/2000, Citation : 2000 Latest Caselaw 649 SC

In Re Vs. Ajay Kumar Pandey, [1998] INSC 489 (25 September 1998)

Judgement Date : september/1998, Citation : 1998 Latest Caselaw 489 SC

States of Rajasthan Vs. Prakash Chand & Ors [1997] INSC 885 (2 December 1997)

Judgement Date : december/1997, Citation : 1997 Latest Caselaw 801 SC

J.S. Parihar Vs. Ganpat Duggar & Ors [1996] INSC 1118 (11 September 1996)

Judgement Date : september/1996, Citation : 1996 Latest Caselaw 756 SC

P.K. Ghosh, I.A.S. And Ant. Vs. J.G. Rajput [1995] INSC 657 (10 November 1995)

Judgement Date : november/1995, Citation : 1995 Latest Caselaw 645 SC

J. Vasudevan Vs. T.R. Dhananjaya [1995] INSC 477 (8 September 1995)

Judgement Date : september/1995, Citation : 1995 Latest Caselaw 469 SC

In Re: Vinay Chandra Mishra [1995] INSC 180 (10 March 1995)

Judgement Date : march/1995, Citation : 1995 Latest Caselaw 177 SC

Chandra Shashi Vs. Anil Kumar Verma [1994] INSC 579 (14 November 1994)

Judgement Date : november/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 573 SC

Niaz Mohammad Vs. Statee of Harayana [1994] INSC 486 (20 September 1994)

Judgement Date : september/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 480 SC

Styabrata Biswas Vs. Kalyan Kumar Kisku [1994] INSC 67 (27 January 1994)

Judgement Date : january/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 66 SC

Re: Article 32 of The Constitution of India [1994] INSC 33 (14 January 1994)

Judgement Date : january/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 33 SC

R. S. Tripathi Vs. State of U. P [1993] INSC 323 (24 August 1993)

Judgement Date : august/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 318 SC

I.Manilal Singh Vs. Dr. H. Borobabu Singh & ANR [1993] INSC 70 (5 February 1993)

Judgement Date : february/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 69 SC

Headnote :

Dr. H. Borobabu Singh, the first respondent in the Contempt Petition, served as the Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly.This Court has determined that the Speaker, when addressing the disqualification of a Member of the Legislative Assembly under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, opera...

I.Manilal Singh Vs. Dr H. Borobabu Singh [1993] INSC 64 (5 February 1993)

Judgement Date : february/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 63 SC

Headnote :

We reviewed this issue on December 8, 1992, following the order issued on November 24, 1992, to determine the suitable order to be issued in the current circumstances. First, a brief summary of the events that have led to this point will be provided.

Pritam Pal Vs. High Court of Madhya Pradesh,Jabalpur Through Registrar [1992] INSC 55 (19 February 1992)

Judgement Date : february/1992, Citation : 1992 Latest Caselaw 55 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, an Advocate practicing in the High Court, previously worked in the Defence Accounts Department after retiring from the Army. He filed a Writ Petition in the High Court seeking benefits such as pension, gratuity, pay, and allowances related to his service in both the Defence Accounts D...

Delhi Judicial Service Association Tis Hazari Court, Delhi Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors [1991] INSC 229 (11 September 1991)

Judgement Date : september/1991, Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 229 SC

Headnote :

Mr. N.L. Patel was appointed as Chief Judicial Magistrate in Nadiad in October 1988. He quickly realized that the local police were not cooperating with the courts in serving summons, warrants, and notices to accused individuals, leading to delays in case trials. He lodged a complaint against the lo...

M.B. Sanghi, Advocate Vs. High Court of Punjab And Haryana & Ors [1991] INSC 168 (31 July 1991)

Judgement Date : july/1991, Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 168 SC

Headnote :

After failing to obtain a temporary stay for his client, the appellant, a practicing Advocate, made remarks that suggested improper motives on the part of the Sub-Judge for denying the stay. In response, the Sub-Judge reported the appellant\'s comments to the District and Sessions Judge for appropri...

K. Veeraswami Vs. Union of India & Ors [1991] INSC 164 (25 July 1991)

Judgement Date : july/1991, Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 164 SC

Headnote :

A complaint was lodged against the appellant, a former Chief Justice of a High Court, with the CBI, leading to the registration of a case under section 5(2) in conjunction with section 5(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, on February 24, 1976. The First Information Report (F.I.R.) was...

Mrs. Roshan Sam Vs. B.R. Cotton Mills Ltd. & Ors [1990] INSC 127 (6 April 1990)

Judgement Date : april/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 127 SC

Headnote :

The appellant-landlord secured an eviction decree against respondent No. 1 company from the premises in question. In response, respondent No. 1 filed a Writ Petition with the High Court. The High Court dismissed the petition but allowed respondent No. 1 eight weeks to vacate the premises, contingent...

Firm Ganpat Ram Rajkumar Vs. Kalu Ram & Ors [1989] INSC 286 (22 September 1989)

Judgement Date : september/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 286 SC

Headnote :

The Respondent initiated eviction proceedings against the Petitioner firm concerning a property located in Narnaul, under the Haryana Urban (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1973, and secured an eviction decree. The Petitioner’s appeal against this decree was unsuccessful in the High Court, and...

Reliance Petrochemicals Ltd. Vs. Proprietors of Indian Express Newspapers, Bombay Pvt. Ltd. & [1988] INSC 297 (23 September 1988)

Judgement Date : september/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 293 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner company had proposed secured convertible debentures for public subscription after receiving approval from the Controller of Capital Issues. However, prior to the opening of the public issue, several writ petitions were filed in various High Courts contesting the consent or approval fo...

Sheela Barse Vs. Union of India & Ors [1988] INSC249 (29 August 1988)

Judgement Date : august/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 247 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner submitted Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 1951 of 1985 to the Supreme Court, requesting that the respondent States be ordered to:(a) release all children held in jails within the respondent States;(b) provide comprehensive information regarding all children detained in the States, includ...

Bharat Coklng Coal Limited Vs. State of Bihar & Ors [1987] INSC 324 (10 November 1987)

Judgement Date : november/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 323 SC

Headnote :

In the petition for initiating contempt proceedings, it was claimed that although this Court issued an order on December 19, 1986, instructing the maintenance of \'status quo as in the High Court\' in the presence of the counsel for respondent No. 4, on December 22, 1986, respondent No. 4 and his so...

State of Bihar Vs. Kripalu Shanker [1987] INSC 136 (28 April 1987)

Judgement Date : april/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 136 SC

Headnote :

The first Respondent, who was acting as the Public Relations Officer in the Bihar Irrigation Department when the position became vacant in 1979, filed a writ petition to claim the post for himself after another individual was appointed temporarily for six months. During the hearing, the State repres...

Amrit Nahata Vs. Union of India [1985] INSC131 (8 May 1985)

Judgement Date : may/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 131 SC

Headnote :

The Petitioner submitted a Writ Petition to this Court seeking a declaration that sections 3 and 6 of the Cinematograph Act, 1952 and Rules 23 and 25 of the Cinematograph (Censorship) Rules, 1958 are unconstitutional and invalid. The Petitioner also requested a writ of mandamus to compel the respond...

Mohammad Idris & ANR Vs. Rustam Jahangir Babuji & Ors [1984] INSC 158 (27 August 1984)

Judgement Date : august/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 158 SC

Headnote :

The two petitioners in the Special Leave Petition were sentenced to one month in civil jail by a Single Judge of the High Court under the Contempt of Courts Act 1971, due to their violation of an undertaking made in an ongoing suit in the High Court. Their appeal to a Division Bench under Section 19...

L.D. Jaikwal Vs. State of U.P [1984] INSC 109 (17 May 1984)

Judgement Date : may/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 109 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was a senior advocate who was summoned to appear before the Special Judge to present his arguments regarding the sentencing of his client, who had been convicted under section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. However, he arrived in a shirt and trousers instead of the req...

M.R. Parashar & Ors Vs. Dr. Farooq Abdullah & Ors [1984] INSC 22 (31 January 1984)

Judgement Date : january/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 22 SC

Headnote :

A news article published in a newspaper edited by respondent No. 2 reported that during a rally for the Judicial Employees\' Welfare Association, the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir criticized and mocked the judiciary, claiming that \"Justice is being bought in judicial Courts\" and that he woul...

National Textile Workers' Union Vs. P.R. Ramakrishnan & Ors [1983] INSC 61 (5 May 1983)

Judgement Date : may/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 61 SC

Headnote :

The contemner, a journalist, faced contempt of court charges for publishing articles in his journals that alleged the judgments of four High Court Judges were influenced by corrupt motives. After the contempt petition hearing, he was given the option to apologize to both this Court and each of the f...

R.K. Garg, Advocate Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh [1981] INSC 99 (22 April 1981)

Judgement Date : april/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 99 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a practicing Advocate, represented the petitioner in a case filed under the Rent Act. When the case was called for hearing, the Judge observed that the petitioner had failed to pay the process fee, preventing the issuance of summons to the respondent. Consequently, the Judge dismissed...

S. K. Sarkar, Member, Board of Revenue, U.P., Lucknow Vs. Vinay Chandra Misra [1980] INSC 231 (12 December 1980)

Judgement Date : december/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 231 SC

Headnote :

The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 grants the High Court the authority, under section 15(2), to take notice of any criminal contempt of a subordinate court based on a reference from that court, a motion from the Advocate-General, or in the case of a Union Territory, from the designated Law Officer.In...

Rachapudi Subba Rao Vs. The Advocate-General, Andhra Pradesh [1980] INSC 228 (10 December 1980)

Judgement Date : december/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 228 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was the plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking a declaration of title for a building. The defendant in that case subsequently filed a separate lawsuit against the appellant, claiming damages. Both cases were heard by the Additional Sub-Judge, who issued a common judgment that dismissed the app...

Advocate General, State of Bihar Vs. Madhya Pradesh Khair Industries Ltd. [1980] INSC 42 (5 March 1980)

Judgement Date : march/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 42 SC

Headnote :

The respondents were the winning bidders at an auction for forest coupes in Bihar. After they failed to make the required security deposit for three coupes, the Conservator of Forests terminated their agreements. In response, the respondents filed a writ petition in the Calcutta High Court instead o...

Babu Ram Gupta Vs. Sudhir Bhasin & ANR [1979] INSC 80 (12 April 1979)

Judgement Date : april/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 80 SC

Headnote :

While awaiting the resolution of a dispute between the parties that was submitted to an arbitrator, the High Court, with the consent of both parties, issued an order appointing a receiver. This order mandated that the receiver immediately take control of the property from the appellant and provide r...

Purshotam Das Goyal Vs. Hon'ble Mr. Justice B. S. Dhillon & Ors [1978] INSC 69 (17 March 1978)

Judgement Date : march/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 69 SC

Headnote :

The High Court issued an order directing the appellant to be served with a notice to explain why he should not face contempt proceedings. This notice was issued following the procedures outlined in section 17 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. The appellant subsequently filed an appeal against thi...

Rama Dayal Markarha Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [1978] INSC 68 (14 March 1978)

Judgement Date : march/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 68 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a Senior Practicing Advocate in Umaria District, Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, was found guilty and fined Rs. 1,000/- under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, by the High Court. He represented several accused individuals in a criminal trial before the Additional District Magis...

In Re: Shri S. Mulgaokar [1978] INSC 47 (21 February 1978)

Judgement Date : february/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 47 SC

Headnote :

In its December 13, 1977 issue, the Indian Express reported that the High Courts had reacted very negatively to the proposal of establishing a code of judicial ethics and propriety, noting that the criticism was so severe that some Supreme Court judges, who had contributed to the draft code, distanc...

Ram Partap Sharma & Ors Vs. Daya Nand & Ors [1976] INSC 183 (19 August 1976)

Judgement Date : august/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 183 SC

Headnote :

The appellants sent a letter to the President of India, with copies to several others, including the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, in which they criticized the conduct of a High Court Judge. This Judge, during a visit to the Sessions Division of Bhivani, publicly opposed the Go...

Chhaganbhai Norshinbhai Vs. Soni Chandubhai Gordhanbhai & Ors [1976] INSC 74 (23 March 1976)

Judgement Date : march/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 74 SC

Headnote :

The defendant-appellant secured a High Court order by explicitly agreeing to vacate the premises in question within a month and a half after receiving a notice from the plaintiff-respondents indicating their need for the property.However, these commitments were willfully disregarded, and the appella...

Baradakanta Mishra Vs. The Registrar of Orissa High Court & ANR [1973] INSC 210 (19 November 1973)

Judgement Date : november/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 210 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a judicial officer, was found guilty and sentenced under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, by a Full Bench of the Orissa High Court in the case of Registrar of Orissa High Court v. Bardakanta Mishra & Ors. I.L.R. [1973] Cuttack 134.The appellant\'s tenure as a judicial officer was...