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May 31, 2025 3:02 pm

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Section 2(b) – wilful breach or disobedience of the same would amount to “civil contempt” – There ought not to be a tendency by courts, to show compassion when disobedience of an undertaking or an order is with impunity and with total consciousness.

Sep 23, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH BALWANTBHAI SOMABHAI BHANDARI — Appellant Vs. HIRALAL SOMABHAI CONTRACTOR (DECEASED) REP. BY LRS. AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj…

Contempt

Contempt of Court – Maximum Punishment — Simple imprisonment, not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding Rs.2,000/- — Sub-Section (2) reads “notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force” this implies that save and except the punishment provided in sub-Section (1) no other punishment can be prescribed to a person guilty of committing contempt of Court.

Jul 30, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before: B.R. Gavai & Sanjay Karol, JJ. Civil Appeal No.4725 of 2023 (Arising out of SLP(C)No.13789 of 2022) Decided on: 28.07.2023 Gostho Behari Das – Appellant…

Contempt

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 129 – Power of Supreme Court to punish a person for contempt is not constrained by the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Power of Supreme Court to punish a person for contempt is unrestricted by the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

May 27, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH MEENAL BHARGAVA — Appellant Vs. NAVEEN SHARMA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S. Oka, JJ. ) Contempt…

Contempt

Contempt of Court – Deliberate and willful disobedience of order – Direction issued to Telangana Power Utilities viz. TS Genco, TS Transco, TSSPDCL and TSNPDCL to pay salary and other service benefits to the petitioners from the day they are relieved by the respective Andhra Pradesh Power Utilities, to be implemented within two weeks.

Oct 14, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH Y. SAI SATYA PRASAD AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. D. PRABHAKARA RAO AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : M.R. Shah and A.S. Bopanna,…

Contempt

Appellant is complicit in the obstruction of justice – Finding of contempt, as well as the sentence cannot be regarded as disproportionate – Order of debarment from practicing for a period of one year and sentencing him to 2 weeks imprisonment is upheld.

Jun 26, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH P R ADIKESAVAN — Appellant Vs. THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, HIGH COURT OF MADRAS AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud…

Contempt

Endosulfan – State Government has not disclosed what steps it has taken to provide for medical treatment and rehabilitation to these victims – HELD the delay is appalling, the inaction is in breach of the orders of this court.

May 24, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH BAIJU KG AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. DR V P JOY — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and Surya Kant, JJ.…

Contempt

HELD neither the orders have been complied with nor the dispute has been settled amicably – Sentence to undergo seven days simple imprisonment, as also, impose a fine which is quantified as Rs. 5,00,000/- (rupees five lakhs), to be deposited before the High Court.

May 15, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE REAL ESTATE FUND — Appellant Vs. DHARMESH S. JAIN AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ.…

Contempt

HELD inter se merit would obviously depend upon the candidates facing the interview and to be appointed only if coming within the zone of selection as per the marks obtained by the last candidate in the category in which each of them had applied. No contempt made out.

May 15, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH HARYANA STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION — Appellant Vs. PRIYANKA AND OTHERS ETC. — Respondent ( Before : Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ. ) M.A.…

Contempt

Contempt Petition – Non-compliance of directions – Builder is guilty of delaying the construction by not taking suitable steps in complete disobedience of the orders passed by this Court based on its undertaking – Contempt Petition is closed with liberty to the tenants/occupants to approach this Court in case of non-compliance of the directions.

Apr 24, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH JAGDISH MAVJI TANK (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. HARRESH NAVNITRAI MEHTA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : L. Nageswara Rao…

Contempt

Contempt is a matter which is between the Court passing the order of which contempt is alleged and the contemnor; questions as to executability of such order is a question which concerns the parties inter-se – Power of the Court to invoke contempt jurisdiction, is not, in any way, altered

Mar 14, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE REAL ESTATE FUND — Appellant Vs. DHARMESH S. JAIN AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ.…

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C P C

Appellate court should decide on merits based on document interpretation when possible, rather than unnecessarily remanding, particularly when area and boundaries are consistent.

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Electricity Act

Determination of ‘change in law’ compensation and carrying cost at LPS rates is governed by PPA restitutionary principles, effective from the event date, requiring supplementary billing after competent forum adjudication.

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Fundamental right under Article 22(1) requires meaningful communication of valid arrest grounds for lawful detention, failure vitiates arrest.

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Cr P C

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Discretionary power — Exercise of — Quashing of proceedings at advanced stage of trial — Even if trial advanced, where dispute purely commercial, fully settled with no outstanding dues, and no continuing public interest, continuation of criminal proceedings amounts to abuse of process and can be quashed.

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