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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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Court Restores Original Decision, Declares Contempt Petition Time-Barred. High Court Review Overstepped Jurisdiction; Importance of Adhering to Limitation Periods in Contempt Proceedings Emphasized

The  judgment addresses a contempt petition regarding the failure of a Tahsildar to effect a mutation ordered by a Single Judge. The Division Bench (...

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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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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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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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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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Supreme Court Finds Reliance Companies Guilty of Contempt for Breach of Undertakings to Pay INR 550 Crore to Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd. The court held that the undertakings making payment conditional upon sale of assets were contrary to the court's order and constituted wilful disobedience.

The Supreme Court of India dealt with three contempt petitions filed by Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd. against Reliance Communications Ltd., Reliance Teleco...

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Bombay High Court Holds Husband Guilty of Contempt for Wilful Disobedience of Maintenance Order. Non-compliance with Family Court's maintenance order for over two years despite notice of contempt petition amounts to wilful disobedience under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The contempt petition was filed by the wife, Amita B Devnani, against her husband Bhagwan H Devnani and others, alleging wilful disobedience of an ord...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Contempt Petition for Lack of Willful Disobedience of Interim Order in RSA. Court holds that mere violation of an order without proof of willful and deliberate disobedience does not constitute contempt under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The present contempt petition was filed by the complainants under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, alleging that the accused-co...