7 years, 2 months ago

SC Tells ADJ Kamini Lau To Tender Unconditional Apology To Delhi HC

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After Justice AM Khanwilkar deemed it appropriate to recuse himself from the matter earlier on Monday, a Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice DY Chandrachud heard in the afternoon the Special Leave Petition preferred by Kamini Lau, Additional District Judge, Tis Hazari Courts, against the judgment dated December 22, 2017 of the Delhi High Court.By the. After Justice AM Khanwilkar deemed it appropriate to recuse himself from the matter earlier on Monday, a Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice DY Chandrachud heard in the afternoon the Special Leave Petition preferred by Kamini Lau, Additional District Judge, Tis Hazari Courts, against the judgment dated December 22, 2017 of the Delhi High Court. The judgment of the division bench of the high court was delivered on four applications moved by the ADJ seeking the expunction of allegedly adverse observations made by a single judge of the high court during the hearing of the appeals arising out of the judgments of the ADJ. Earlier on Monday, senior counsel Kapil Sibal, appearing on behalf of the present petitioner, had submitted, “The High Court Single Judge wants a reference to the Committee of Inspecting Judges of the ADJ.

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1 week ago

Delhi High Court Discharges Lawyer Booked For Criminal Contempt Over Misbehaviour With Judge, Asks Him To Render Pro Bono Services

Live Law

While discharging a lawyer in a criminal contempt case, the Delhi High Court has asked him to render pro bono services in at least two matters before Additional Sessions Judge. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta discharged Advocate Shivashish Gunwal who had misbehaved and raised his voice in the Court of ASJ South …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Contempt Plea In Violation Of Company Law Board's Order Can Be Initiated In HC Without Reference From Board: P&H High Court

Live Law

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that the Company Law Board is a court subordinate to the High Court, and contempt proceedings in violation of its order could be initiated by an aggrieved party without requiring a reference from it.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Vikas Suri said, "there was no requirement for any reference becoming made …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bombay High Court accepts unconditional apology for abusing junior official

India Today

The Bombay High Court disposed of a petition that it had initiated after one of the court peons complained about being verbally abused in filthy language by an advocate and a municipal officer who also allegedly tried to physically assault him. A bench of Justices AS Gadkari and Kamal Khata said that they were, inclined to direct the official, Atul …

4 months ago

SC expunges adverse HC remarks against Delhi judge, stresses judicial restraint

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Friday expunged adverse remarks made by the Delhi High Court against an additional district and sessions Judge, saying the superior courts must exercise restraint while commenting on the personal conduct of judicial officers. SC expunges adverse HC remarks against Delhi judge, stresses judicial restraint A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, and …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi HC holds lawyer guilty of contempt, gives 4 months jail for remarks against judges

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has held a lawyer guilty of criminal contempt, sentencing him to four months' imprisonment for "scandalising and lowering the dignity" of courts through his remarks against judges. Delhi HC holds lawyer guilty of contempt, gives 4 months jail for remarks against judges A bench of Justices Pratibha M Singh and Amit Sharma held the …

10 months, 1 week ago

MP: High court imposes fine on editor for targeting sitting judge

Deccan Chronicle

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh high court has imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on an editor of a local Hindi daily after holding him guilty under the Contempt of Courts Act in connection with a news report targeting one of its sitting judges. The division bench of the high court comprising Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Milind Ramesh …

1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka HC Recalls Order Initiating Criminal Contempt Against Advocate Who Misbehaved In Court After He Tenders Unconditional Apology

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court has recalled its order directing the initiation of criminal contempt action against an advocate for misbehaving in court by throwing the case files, addressing the bench in a loud voice, and refusing to argue on merits after he tendered an unconditional apology before the court. A single judge bench of Justice K S Hemalekha allowed the …

1 year, 1 month ago

'Need to maintain Dignity & Reputation Of Judicial Officers': Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Of Advocate In Contempt Case

Live Law

The Supreme Court, while convicting an advocate in a seventeen-year-old criminal contempt case, reiterated that an apology must be evidence of remorse for the contemptuous acts. The Division Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and PS Narasimha was hearing an appeal of one Gulshan Bajwa, a lawyer, who was convicted by the Delhi High Court of criminal contempt. Besides, the High …

1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Asks Lawyer Imprisoned For Contempt Of Court To Tender Apology Before Judges

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday asked a lawyer, who was sentenced to six months imprisonment by the Delhi High Court for contempt of court, to tender an unconditional apology before the judges against whom he made objectionable remarks. She pointed out that even in cases where more grave allegations have been made, the Supreme Court has let off contemnors with …

1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi HC Accepts Litigant’s Apology For Non-Disclosure Of Order Before Lower Court, Sets Aside Order Imposing Cost Noting There Was No Malice

Live Law

Justice Tushar Rao Gedela of the Delhi High Court recently accepted a litigant’s unconditional apology for failing to produce the court’s stay order before the District Judge at the time of listing for final arguments. The applicants tendered their unconditional apology, but the District Judge was of the view that the apology shall be subject to directions of the Delhi …

1 year, 9 months ago

Accepting Unconditional Apology, Delhi High Court Discharges Arnab Goswami, Others In Contempt Case By Former TERI Chief RK Pachauri

Live Law

Managing Director and Editor-in-chief of Republic TV Arnab Goswami has tendered his unconditional apology before the Delhi High Court in a 2016 contempt case moved by former Executive Vice Chairman of TERI R.K. Pachauri against him and others for “fragrant and willful disobedience” of the court’s earlier orders restricting them from publishing certain claims against him. On April 17, Goswami’s …

1 year, 11 months ago

'Morally obligated to apologise for sharing information from a source who retracted article': Vivek Agnihotri

Op India

On Tuesday, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri released a statement in the 2018 Contempt-of-Court case to reveal that he respects the Indian judiciary and would never say or write anything that is unsubstantiated and which goes against the sanctity of the judiciary. This is a day after the Delhi High Court discharged Agnihotri after he appeared in person and tendered an unconditional …

2 years, 1 month ago

Trial-Related Anxiety Does Not Justify Act Of Casting Aspersion On Judge: Delhi High Court Imposes ₹5K Cost On Contemnor

Live Law

Closing the contempt proceedings against a person, the Delhi High Court observed that the anxiety, which the man went through during the trial of the case filed by his former wife, does not justify the actions of casting aspersion on a judicial officer.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora accepted the unconditional apology tendered by him, with a warning to exercise restraint …

2 years, 4 months ago

Contempt Case: Kerala High Court Lets Off Baiju Kottarakkara With Warning After Unconditional Apology

Live Law

The Kerala High Court on Monday closed the suo motu criminal contempt proceedings against Malayalam film director Baiju Kottarakkara that had been initiated against him for making abusive remarks during a news channel discussion against a trial court judge, who is hearing the 2017 actor abduction and assault case.The division bench of Justice A.K. The Kerala High Court on Monday …

2 years, 5 months ago

Verbal abuse of trial judge: Director Baiju Kottarakkara appears before Kerala HC; tenders apology

New Indian Express

KOCHI: Film director Baiju Kottarakkara on Monday appeared before the Kerala High Court in a contempt case for making remarks abusing the trial judge in a 2017 actor abduction and sexual assault case during a news channel discussion. He also tendered an unconditional apology before the High Court for his derogatory remarks against the trial judge. "I have great respect …

2 years, 8 months ago

Judiciary Not Immune From Criticism But Action Must Be Taken When Based On Distorted Facts To Intentionally Lower Court's Dignity: Delhi High Court

Live Law

While observing that Judiciary is not immune from criticism, the Delhi High Court has observed that such criticism cannot be based on distorted facts or gross misrepresentation of material averments to intentionally lower its dignity and respect.Justice Jasmeet Singh, who was dealing with an appeal raising allegations against Trial Court and High Court judges, issued notice to the. While observing …

2 years, 11 months ago

Subordinate Court Can't Assume Jurisdiction Under Contempt Of Courts Act: Delhi HC Sets Aside Trial Court Order Issuing Show Cause To CBI Director

Live Law

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside a Trial Court order issuing show cause notice to the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation to explain why not a reference of Contempt of Court be made by him against the respective officers of the agency for the purported non-compliance of judicial orders. "A subordinate court on its own cannot assume …

3 years ago

Supreme Court Suspends HC's Contempt Sentence On Persons Who Filed Frivolous Cases Against Azim Premji

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended for three years the sentence imposed by the Karnataka High Court for contempt of court on Advocate R Subramanian and P Sadanand for filing multiple petitions on the same cause of action through the private company "India Awake For Transparency" against the against former Wipro Chairman Azim Premji and his associates.Advocate R Subramanian through. …

3 years ago

Supreme Court adjourns hearing on contempt case against Vijay Mallya

India TV News

Highlights SC adjourned hearing on plea related to appearance of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya Mallya is accused in bank loan default case of over Rs 9,000 cr involving his defunct 'Kingfisher' The top court, on Feb 10, had fixed the contempt case against Mallya for hearing on Mar 9 The Supreme Court adjourned till Thursday hearing on a plea related …

3 years ago

Advocate Apologizes For Abusing Lady Judge In Open Court: Allahabad HC Disposes Contempt Case After Imposing 2K Cost

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court recently disposed of a contempt case against a lawyer who abused a lady judge in the open court after he tendered an unconditional & unqualified apology before the court/judicial officer.The Bench of Justice Suneet Kumar and Justice Vikram D. Chauhan however imposed a cost of Rs. The Allahabad High Court recently disposed of a contempt case …

3 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Calcutta High Court's Stay On Criminal Proceedings Against Suvendu Adhikari

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the September order of a Single Bench of the High Court staying criminal proceedings initiated against BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari. The Bench, dismissing the same, had observed, "This batch of analogous intra-Court appeals are held to be not maintainable" On Monday, Senior …

3 years, 3 months ago

Delhi High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings Summoning Four BJP Leaders In Criminal Defamation Case By Delhi Jal Board

Live Law

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed the trial court proceedings as well as the order which had summoned four BJP leaders including its Delhi Unit President Adesh Gupta in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Delhi Jal Board and its Vice Chairman Raghav Chadha. The plea also stated that from the year 2015-16 till date, various crores were given …

3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On MJ Akbar's Plea Against Priya Ramani's Acquittal In Criminal Defamation Case

Live Law

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on an appeal preferred by former Union Minister MJ Akbar, challenging the acquittal of journalist Priya Ramani in the criminal defamation case filed by him over the "metoo" sexual harassment allegations made by her.Justice Mukta Gupta issued notice to the Respondent and fixed the case for hearing on January 13, 2022.The Court heard …

4 years, 4 months ago

'His Tirades Going Unabated' : Madras High Court Directs Blocking Of Ex-HC Judge Karnan's Videos With Obscene Allegations Against Judges & Their Families [Read Order]

Live Law

The Madras High Court on Tuesday slammed C S Karnan, former High Court judge, for uploading videos with obscene, derogatory and defamatory statements against former and sitting judges of the Supreme Court and High Court and also for passing rape threats and sexually coloured remarks against wives of judges, women lawyers and female court staff.A division bench comprising Justices. The …

4 years, 5 months ago

[Breaking] Gujarat HC Finds Yatin Oza Guilty Of Contempt Of Court [Read Order]

Live Law

The High Court of Gujarat on Tuesday held Advocate Yatin Oza guilty of contempt of court.A bench comprising Justices Sonia Gokani and N V Anjaria pronounced the verdict in the criminal contempt case suo moto initiated by the High Court after Oza, the President of the Gujarat High Court Advocates Associations made public allegations of maladministration of justice within the …

4 years, 6 months ago

Delhi Bar Council issues notice to Prashant Bhushan for his convicion in contempt of court case

Op India

The Bar Council of Delhi has sent a notice to controversial Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan seeking his response on the proceedings against him under sections 24A and 35 of Advocates Act for his contempt of court against the judiciary, which has led to his conviction by the Supreme Court. Delhi Bar Council has sent a notice to @pbhushan1 seeking …

4 years, 7 months ago

[Breaking] Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case: SC Mutes VC Hearing; Seeks Explanation/Apology [Read Order]

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought an explanation/apology from Advocate Prashant Bhushan in the contempt case taken against him over his remarks made in 2009 that at least half of the former Chief Justices of India were corrupt.In the order passed, the bench observed that it has not received the explanation/apology submitted by Mr. Prashant Bhushan/ Respondent No.1 and Mr. …

5 years, 5 months ago

Bombay HC Drops Contempt Proceedings Against Litigant Who Made Wild Allegations Against Judge, Accepts "Unconditional Apology" [Read Order]

Live Law

The Bombay High Court last Friday discharged contempt proceedings against a litigant who made "wild allegations" against a Joint Civil Judge in Solapur district after he tendered an unconditional apology with folded hands. Division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice NB Suryawanshi was hearing a criminal reference made by Joint Civil Judge and JMFC Syedullah Khaleelullah Khan,. Division bench …

5 years, 10 months ago

'Hold SC in highest esteem,' Rahul Gandhi tenders unconditional apology for wrongly attributing 'chowkidar chor hai' jibe to top court

Firstpost

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has finally tendered an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court for wrongly attributing the chowkidar chor hai jibe to the apex court. Congress president Rahul Gandhi has finally tendered an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court for wrongly attributing the c_howkidar chor hai_ jibe to the apex court. In the third affidavit since the matter was …

6 years, 8 months ago

SC Closes Contempt Against Kerala Lawyer After High Court Finally Accepts His Apology [Read Order]

Live Law

The Supreme Court has closed contempt proceedings initiated by the Kerala High Court against advocate CK Mohanan as he filed an affidavit expressing unconditional regret before the high court.A division bench of Justice PN Ravindran and Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu had initiated suo motu contempt proceedings initiated against advocate CK Mohanan for his alleged contumacious behaviour during. The Supreme Court …

6 years, 8 months ago

Any Citizen Can Approach Subordinate Court Concerned Seeking ‘Contempt’ Reference: Kerala HC Dismisses Adv BA Aloor’s Plea Against Contempt Proceedings Against Him [Read Judgment]

Live Law

‘It is explicit, the reference court should make clear findings in respect to the nature of contempt. Therefore, the findings are prima facie opinion of the Sessions Court during the course of adjudication to decide, the nature of the proceedings to be referred as per Sec.15 of Act, 1971.’The Kerala High Court, dismissing plea of advocate Biju Antony Aloor, has …

6 years, 8 months ago

Any Citizen Can Approach Subordinate Court Concerned Seeking ‘Contempt’ Reference: Kerala HC Dismisses Adv BA Aloor’s Plea Against Contempt Proceedings Against Him [Read Judgment]

Live Law

7 years, 1 month ago

SC Directs Delhi HC To Drop All Actions Against ADJ Kamin Lau After Her Unconditional Apology To HC [Read Order]

Live Law

The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Friday, directed the Delhi High Court to drop all proceedings against Additional District Judge Kamini Lau after she had tendered unconditional apology to High Court as directed by the Supreme Court.The Bench directed that that no action should be taken against the petitioner in pursuance of the directions issued …

7 years, 2 months ago

SC Tells ADJ Kamini Lau To Tender Unconditional Apology To Delhi HC

Live Law

7 years, 4 months ago

Tendered Apology To Orissa HC CJ, Judge For Attempted House Raid: CBI Tells SC [Read Affidavit]

Live Law

The Central Bureau of Investigation, on Monday, told the Supreme Court that it has apologized to the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court as well as to Justice C.R. Dash, whose house it had attempted to raid last month.The submission was made by Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who was representing the CBI before a Bench headed by Justice A.K. …

7 years, 4 months ago

Tendered Apology To Orissa HC CJ, Judge For Attempted House Raid: CBI Tells SC [Read Affidavit]

Live Law

7 years, 6 months ago

Bombay HC Accepts Apology From Bar Associations Across Maharashtra That Abstained From Judicial Work, Warns Of Strict Action In Future [Read Judgment]

Live Law

The Bombay High Court pronounced a judgment on Friday accepting apologies from various bar associations across the state of Maharashtra in the matter regarding abstention from judicial work demanding establishment of a bench at Pune and Kolhapur.Justice AS Oka and Justice Anuja Prabhudessai were hearing a suo-motu criminal contempt petition tagged along with a civil writ petition raising. The Bombay …

7 years, 6 months ago

Bombay HC Accepts Apology From Bar Associations Across Maharashtra That Abstained From Judicial Work, Warns Of Strict Action In Future [Read Judgment]

Live Law

7 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC Dismisses Justice Karnan’s Plea Against SC Registrar And His Challenge Against Contempt Of Court Act [Read Judgment]

Live Law

Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed the writ petition filed by Justice Karnan challenging the vires of Contempt of Court and against the order dated 12th of May, 2017 of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of India and.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Harishankar held that challenge to the constitutionality of the Contempt of …

7 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC Dismisses Justice Karnan’s Plea Against SC Registrar And His Challenge Against Contempt Of Court Act [Read Judgment]

Live Law

7 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC dismisses CS Karnan's plea challenging validity of Contempt of Courts Act

Firstpost

The Delhi HC dismissed a plea of jailed former Calcutta High Court judge CS Karnan challenging the constitutional validity of the Contempt of Courts Act. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea of jailed former Calcutta High Court judge CS Karnan challenging the constitutional validity of the Contempt of Courts Act. A bench of Acting Chief …

7 years, 7 months ago

Court Bound To Explain Why Apology Tendered By Contemnors Can’t Be Accepted: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law

Apology is one of the defences in the case of a civil contempt, the bench said.While accepting the apology of a cop who was punished for contempt by the Punjab and Haryana High Court for arresting a man on anticipatory bail, the Supreme Court observed that the court is bound to explain as to why the apology tendered by contemnor …

7 years, 8 months ago

Delhi HC Turns Down Plea For Video Recording Of Proceedings, Advises Advocate To Be More “Temperate And Civilised” [Read Order]

Live Law

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reprimanded Advocate Deepak Khosla, advising him to be “more temperate and civilized in his communications, oral as well as written”, while refusing to allow his application for video recording of Court proceedings.The Application under consideration had, alternatively, demanded that the proceedings at least be audio recorded or transcribed by multiple. The Delhi High Court …

8 years, 1 month ago

Justice Karnan To Get SC’s Contempt Notice, To Appear On February 13 [Read Order]

Live Law

The first hearing by the seven-Judge bench of the Supreme Court of the suo motu contempt case against the Calcutta High Court Judge, Justice C.S.Karnan, began at Court No.1 at 10.30 AM with the Court packed to full capacity.The bench heard the Attorney General, Mukul Rohatgi, who said the contents of the letter written by Justice Karnan to the Prime …

8 years, 2 months ago

SC Drops Contempt Proceedings Against Katju After Accepting His Apology [Read Order]

Live Law

A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi of the Supreme Court today dropped the contempt proceedings against former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandeya Katju pertaining to certain blogs he had written against the bench in sensational Soumya case after accepting his unconditional apology.At the outset Rajeev Dhavan, senior lawyer representing Katju drew the attention of bench of Justice Gogoi. A …

8 years, 2 months ago

SC Drops Contempt Proceedings Against Katju After Accepting His Apology [Read Order]

Live Law

10 years, 3 months ago

Setting a tone against harassment of women, SC refuses to entertain the appeal of a Lawyer who was awarded one week jail for misdemeanour against a woman

Live Law

Advocate Amit ChanchalJha, accused of physically abusing a female Advocate and also behaving indecently before the Registrar of the Delhi High Court on January 13, 2012 had approached the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court order.After the incident, the Delhi High Court had initiated suo-motu contempt action and had ordered that he cannot practice in any court in Delhi …

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