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Bombay High Court Initiates Suo Motu Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against Advocate. Written Material Scandalised the Court, Lowering its Dignity and Interfering with Administration of Justice, Violating Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

This is a suo motu criminal contempt proceeding initiated by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay against Mrs. Vineeta Srinandan. The court took cog...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Contempt Petition for Alleged Non-Compliance of Order in Matrimonial Dispute. Court holds that contempt proceedings are not a substitute for execution and require proof of willful disobedience beyond reasonable doubt.

The complainant, Srirupa Roy, filed a contempt petition under Article 215 of the Constitution of India read with Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Contempt Petition Against Municipal Corporation for Alleged Willful Disobedience of Orders — No Prima Facie Case of Contempt Made Out as Orders Were Not Clear and Specific.

The petitioner, Shri Sayed Arshad Zaidi, as heir and legal representative of deceased Smt. Mehmood Fatima, filed a contempt petition under the Contemp...

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High Court of Bombay Initiates Suo Motu Contempt Against Advocate for Disrupting Court Proceedings. Advocate's Rowdy Behavior and Improper Language in Court Amounts to Prima Facie Criminal Contempt Under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The High Court of Bombay, on its own motion, initiated contempt proceedings against Mr. N.B. Deshmukh, an advocate, based on an incident that occurred...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Contempt Petition Against Judicial Officer for Alleged Disregard of Precedents. Court holds that mere erroneous orders or non-mention of cited judgments do not constitute contempt under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The petitioner, Yogesh Waman Athavale, an advocate practicing in Chiplun, filed a contempt petition under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, against re...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petition for Alleged Willful Disobedience of Order Dated 04.01.2023 — No Prima Facie Case of Contempt Made Out as Order Permitted Withdrawal of Intra-Court Appeal Without Prejudice.

The Supreme Court was hearing a contempt petition filed by Petitioners alleging willful disobedience of its order dated 04.01.2023 passed in Civil App...

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Supreme Court Upholds Contempt Proceedings Against Litigant for Frivolous Filings and Disparaging Judicial Remarks. Court imposed costs and restrictions on future public interest litigations due to abuse of process and violation of orders under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The dispute originated from a writ petition filed by Suraz India Trust, represented by its chairman Mr. Rajiv Daiya, against the Union of India. The S...