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Bombay High Court Dismisses Criminal Contempt Petition Alleging Scandalizing of Lower Court. Use of Words 'Extraneous Considerations' in Review Application Held Not to Constitute Criminal Contempt Under Section 2(c) of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The petitioner, Col. Mahendra Pratap Choudhary, filed a criminal contempt petition under Section 15 read with Section 2(c) of the Contempt of Courts A...

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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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Public Interest Litigation – Suppression of Material Facts – Criminal Contempt – Maintainability of PIL. High Court dismissed the PIL on grounds of suppression of facts, lack of bona fides, and scandalizing the court. Criminal contempt was noted but no proceedings were initiated.

Litigants filing PIL must disclose all material facts and approach the court with clean hands. Scandalizing the court through social media can constit...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Bail Application of Accused in UAPA Case on Grounds of Parity and Merits. Parity with co-accused granted bail is not a valid ground when the applicant's role is distinct and the first bail application was rejected on merits.

The applicant, Dr. Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba, filed a second bail application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking bail i...

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Bombay High Court Convicts Contemner for Criminal Contempt for Scandalizing Judicial Officer in Maintenance Proceedings. Unfounded Allegations of Corruption and Bias Against Judicial Magistrate Constitute Criminal Contempt Under Section 2(c) of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The Bombay High Court, in a suo motu criminal contempt petition, convicted Dnyandev Tulshiram Jadhav for criminal contempt for making unfounded and ma...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging MCGM Contract Awards in Public Interest Litigation. Court Finds No Irregularity in Tender Process and Upholds Validity of Contracts for Road Works.

The present Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed by Jayshree Ramakant Khadilkar Pande challenging the award of four contracts by the Municipal C...