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Supreme Court Grants Custody to Father in International Child Custody Dispute -- High Court Order Set Aside -- Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 Applied with Welfare of Child as Paramount Consideration

The Supreme Court heard an appeal challenging the High Court judgment that set aside the Family Court order granting custody of two minor sons to thei...

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Supreme Court Rejects State's Application to Withhold DRCs/TDRs in Contempt Proceedings for Wilful Disobedience of Orders. Contemnors Directed to Release DRCs/TDRs to Complainants Despite Pending Civil Appeals and Review Petitions.

The Supreme Court was hearing a batch of contempt petitions alleging wilful disobedience of its orders dated 21.11.2014, 17.05.2022, and 19.03.2024. T...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition in Contempt Case Due to Suppression of Material Facts. Litigant Found Guilty of Attempting to Pollute Stream of Justice by Concealing Facts and Filing Fabricated Documents, Not Entitled to Relief Under Tainted Hands Doctrine.

The Supreme Court addressed a case involving a litigant's attempt to pollute the administration of justice through suppression of material facts. The ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petition for Lack of Contempt in Civil Appeal. No alternative arrangements made but overall circumstances do not warrant contempt action.

The Supreme Court was hearing a contempt petition arising out of Civil Appeal No. 5559/2017. The petitioners alleged that the respondents had failed t...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petition Against Debutter Board Members for Alleged Non-Compliance of Directions in Kamakhya Temple Case. Court Holds That Original Judgment Did Not Direct Payment of Money, and Contempt Jurisdiction Cannot Be Used to Enforce Such Obligations.

The contempt petitions were filed by the Bordeuri Samaj of Sri Sri Maa Kamakhya Temple alleging that the respondents (members of the Kamakhya Debutter...

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Supreme Court Upholds Contempt Conviction for Breach of Undertaking in Loan Recovery Proceedings. Directors' Failure to Honour Court Undertaking Despite Multiple Opportunities Constitutes Wilful Contempt Under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Sections 10 and 12.

The Supreme Court considered a special leave petition challenging contempt convictions for breach of an undertaking given during loan recovery proceed...

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Supreme Court Allows SLP and Closes Contempt Petition in Matrimonial Criminal Case — High Court Stay Set Aside for Violating Consent Order for Speedy Trial. Trial Directed to Conclude Within Two Months Despite Delays Caused by Recall Applications and Stay Orders.

The Supreme Court disposed of a contempt petition and a special leave petition arising from a matrimonial criminal case. The petitioner-husband and re...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petitions Against Food Corporation of India for Non-Compliance of Regularisation Orders — No Willful Disobedience Found as Corporation Took Steps Towards Compliance

The Supreme Court dismissed a batch of contempt petitions filed by workmen unions against the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for alleged non-complian...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petition for Alleged Wilful Disobedience of Order to Vacate Premises — Failure to File Undertaking and Pay Dues Not Contempt as Substantive Compliance Achieved.

The contempt petition was filed by Hukum Chand Deswal (petitioner) against Satish Raj Deswal (respondent) alleging wilful disobedience of the Supreme ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petitions Against U.P. Jal Nigam in Workmen Reinstatement Dispute — No Willful Disobedience Found. Court Held That the Order Dated 07.09.2015 Only Required Giving Preference to Retrenched Workmen for Future Vacancies, Not Automatic Reinstatement.

The present contempt petitions arose from an order dated 07.09.2015 passed by the Supreme Court disposing of a batch of Special Leave Petitions filed ...