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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Senior Advocate for Criminal Contempt in Gujarat High Court Case. Scandalous Allegations Against Judiciary and Registry Constitute Criminal Contempt Under Section 2(c)(i) of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The Supreme Court of India heard an appeal against the conviction of appellant, President of the Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association and a desig...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Company Petition — Interim Relief Granted to Restrain Alienation of Property. Balance of convenience favored grant of ad-interim relief to protect subject matter of petition under Sections 397, 398 of Companies Act, 1956.

The present appeal arises from a Company Petition No. 149 of 2012 filed under Sections 397 and 398 of the Companies Act, 1956, alleging oppression and...

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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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Bombay High Court Dismisses Contempt Petition Against Shareholders for Alleged Scandalous Allegations in Legal Proceedings. Filing of false cases does not constitute criminal contempt unless it scandalizes the court or impedes administration of justice under Section 2(c) of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The petitioner, Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC), filed a contempt petition against respondent shareholders Sureshchandra V. Par...

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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 Allows Contempt Appeal, Sets Aside Conviction for Willful Disobedience of Court Order in Land Dispute. Appellants Held Not Guilty of Contempt as Order Was Ambiguous and Compliance Was Not Willfully Disobeyed.

The case arises from a contempt appeal under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, filed by Tejram, Laxman, and Ramu Hazare (appellants) aga...