Bombay High Court Holds That Boycott of Courts by Lawyers for Demand of Bench at Pune/Kolhapur Constitutes Criminal Contempt. The Court ruled that abstention from court work and calls for boycott by Bar Associations to pressurize the government for establishment of a bench amounts to interference with the administration of justice and is criminal contempt under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.
15 Sep 2017The judgment arises from a suo moto criminal contempt petition initiated by the Bombay High Court and a connected writ petition filed by Manoj Oswal. ...






