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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 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 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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Supreme Court Holds Contemnors Guilty for Breach of Undertakings in Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award. Repeated assurances to court regarding protection of assets were violated by transferring shares, constituting civil contempt under Article 129 of the Constitution.

The case arises from a dispute between Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited (the petitioner) and the respondents in Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.20417 ...

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Bombay High Court Discharges Respondents in Suo Motu Criminal Contempt for Alleged Willful Disobedience of Court Orders. Court holds that mere breach of undertaking does not constitute criminal contempt unless it scandalizes or lowers authority of court.

The High Court of Bombay initiated suo motu criminal contempt proceedings against respondent no.1 (M.N. Navale, President of Sinhgad Technical Educati...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Contempt Reference Against Defendants for Willful Disobedience of Court Orders in Small Causes Suit. Failure to Furnish Particulars Despite Repeated Directions Constitutes Civil Contempt Under Section 2(b) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

This case involves a reference made by the Small Causes Judge, Mumbai, to the Bombay High Court under Section 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, ...