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Bombay High Court Upholds Contempt Reference Against Defendants for Willful Disobedience of Court Orders in Small Causes Suit. Failure to Furnish Particulars Despite Repeated Directions Constitutes Civil Contempt Under Section 2(b) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

This case involves a reference made by the Small Causes Judge, Mumbai, to the Bombay High Court under Section 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Contempt Petition for Alleged Willful Disobedience of Interim Orders in Arbitration Dispute. Court holds that orders were not sufficiently clear and specific to warrant contempt proceedings, and the remedy lies in execution.

The petitioner, Sri Sai Krishna Constructions, filed a contempt petition alleging willful disobedience of two orders passed by the Bombay High Court i...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Contempt Petition for Lack of Cognizance - Municipal Corporation's Contempt Petition Against Builders Dismissed as No Rule Was Granted. Court Held That Without Taking Cognizance and Issuing Rule, Contempt Proceedings Cannot Continue.

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay filed a contempt petition against M/s. Sushanku Builders Pvt. Ltd. and its director, alleging willful diso...

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Supreme Court Convicts Contemnors for Scandalous Allegations Against Judges in Suo Motu Contempt Proceedings. The Court upheld its inherent power under Article 129 to punish for contempt, rejecting procedural objections under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The Supreme Court of India initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against Vijay Kurle, Rashid Khan Pathan, and Nilesh Ojha for sending letters contai...

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High Court Frames Charges Against Accused for Filing Frivolous Litigations; Supreme Court Dispenses with Trial in Contempt Case. Forum Shopping and Abuse of Process Held to Amount to Criminal Contempt Under Section 2(c) of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The criminal contempt petition was filed by Hasham Investment and Trading Company Private Limited, Wipro Limited, and Azim Hasham Premji (complainants...

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Bombay High Court Issues Rule in Criminal Contempt Reference Against Accused for Threatening and Scandalizing Metropolitan Magistrate. Persistent Harassment, Intimidation, and Obstructing Judicial Proceedings Prima Facie Constitute Criminal Contempt Under Section 2(c) of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The matter arose from a criminal contempt reference made by the Metropolitan Magistrate, 17th Court, Borivali, Mumbai, under Section 15(2) of the Cont...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Contempt Petition Against Government Officials for Alleged Willful Disobedience of Court Order. Court Held That Mere Disagreement with Order or Filing of Appeal Does Not Constitute Contempt Unless There Is Willful and Deliberate Disobedience.

The complainant, M/s. The India Sugars & Refineries Ltd., filed a contempt petition under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 read ...