'Bonafide Interpretation Of Judgment, Though Wrong, Not Contempt': J&K&L High Court Closes Contempt Against Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
1 week, 5 days ago

'Bonafide Interpretation Of Judgment, Though Wrong, Not Contempt': J&K&L High Court Closes Contempt Against Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas

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The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that interpretation of a Court judgment, even if differing from Court's intended meaning, generally does not constitute Contempt of Court as long as the interpretation is not wilfully or deliberately wrong, and does not obstruct course of justice. A bench of Justices Sanjeev Kumar, Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi held that the legal notice by the respondent firm, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, which had allegedly misquoted the judgment did not interfere or have the tendency to obstruct the administration of justice in any other manner. The court held that the impugned legal notice read in its entirety and in the context of controversy do not disclose the commission of criminal contempt as defined under Section 2 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 The court added that the jurisdiction invoking contempt is special one and must be excercised sparingly and with due caution. BACKGROUND: The case arose from a suo moto criminal contempt action initiated by the High Court based on a legal notice issued by the respondent law firm, Sharadul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

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J&K High Court Cautions Tourism Minister Of Contempt Action If Delay Is Caused In Complying With Orders For Paying Dues Of Deceased Contractor
2 weeks, 4 days ago

J&K High Court Cautions Tourism Minister Of Contempt Action If Delay Is Caused In Complying With Orders For Paying Dues Of Deceased Contractor

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The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has warned the state tourism minister of being held in contempt of court if he causes any delay in the compliance of the court orders, whereby the court had imposed exemplary costs of Rs. A bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Puneet Gupta stated, “The prayer of the counsel is rejected as the …

Contempt of court: Himachal HC issues show-cause notices to ex-Lok Sabha MP, son
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Contempt of court: Himachal HC issues show-cause notices to ex-Lok Sabha MP, son

Hindustan Times  

The Himachal Pradesh high court has issued show-cause notices to former Lok Sabha MP Rajan Sushant and his son Dhairya Sushant for criminal contempt of court taking suo motu notice after a video was uploaded on social media levelling serious allegations against the judiciary. A division bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Sushil Kukreja issued show-cause notices under …

Contempt Plea In Violation Of Company Law Board's Order Can Be Initiated In HC Without Reference From Board: P&H High Court
1 month, 3 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

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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 …

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Monthly Digest: January 2025
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Monthly Digest: January 2025

Live Law  

Nominal Index: M/S K.P Singh Lau Through its proprietor Kavinder Pal Singh Vs Union of India 2025 LiveLaw 1 M/S SAWALKOTE PROSJEKTU TVIKLING AS Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw 2 Mohammad Yousuf Mir & Ors. v. UT of J&K & Ors 2025 LiveLaw 3 Hilal Ahmad Mir Vs Directorate Of Enforcement 2025 LiveLaw 4 Syed Tajamul Bashir Vs Farooq …

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: January 6 - January 12, 2025
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: January 6 - January 12, 2025

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Nominal Index : M/S K.P Singh Lau Through its proprietor Kavinder Pal Singh Vs Union of India 2025 LiveLaw 1 M/S SAWALKOTE PROSJEKTU TVIKLING AS Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw 2 Mohammad Yousuf Mir & Ors. v. UT of J&K & Ors 2025 LiveLaw 3 Hilal Ahmad Mir Vs Directorate Of Enforcement 2025 LiveLaw 4 Syed Tajamul Bashir Vs …

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Initiates Contempt Proceedings Against Law Firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas For Misquoting Judgment
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Initiates Contempt Proceedings Against Law Firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas For Misquoting Judgment

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Taking suo motu cognizance of misquotations of its 2010 judgment, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has initiated contempt proceedings against the prominent law firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas. Noting misquotations made by the law firm in a legal notice concerning a hydroelectric project, Sawalkote Hydroelectric Power Project Justice Rahul Bharti ordered, “.this Court suo-moto takes cognizance of the …

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Declines Contempt Action Against SSB Chairman Citing UT Admin's Decision Withdrawing Posts After Reorganisation
1 year, 8 months ago

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Declines Contempt Action Against SSB Chairman Citing UT Admin's Decision Withdrawing Posts After Reorganisation

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The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today refused to initiate contempt action against the Chairman of J&K Service Selection Board for non-compliance of its 2013 direction for undertaking fresh selection process to the posts of Assistant Information Officer Grade-II for which the A bench of Chief Justice N Kotiswar Singh & Justice Javed Iqbal Wani noted that the direction could …

Contempt Of Court Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court Sentences Dismissed Punjab DSP, His Aide To 6 Months In Jail
2 years, 1 month ago

Contempt Of Court Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court Sentences Dismissed Punjab DSP, His Aide To 6 Months In Jail

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court today sentenced dismissed Punjab Police DSP Balwinder Singh Sekhon and his aide, one Pardeep Sharma to 6 months imprisonment in the contempt case for circulating 'malicious', 'libelous', and 'derogatory' videos on social media pertaining to judicial proceedings of the Judges of the HC. The background of the case Earlier on Feb 15, the Court …

JKL High Court Summons Three Senior Lawyers Over Alleged Misconduct, Indulgence In Anti-National Activities
2 years, 4 months ago

JKL High Court Summons Three Senior Lawyers Over Alleged Misconduct, Indulgence In Anti-National Activities

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The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Tuesday issued summons to three Senior Advocates on a complaint lodged by State Law Secretary Achal Sethi over alleged professional misconduct and indulgence in anti-national activities. High Court's Disciplinary Committee issued summons to former President of the Srinagar High Court Bar Association- Mian Abdul Qayoom, Senior Advocates Nazir Ronga and Ghulam …

Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Advocate ML Sharma & AoR For Scandalising High Court In Petition
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Advocate ML Sharma & AoR For Scandalising High Court In Petition

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday took serious objection to the averments in a petition which attributed motives to a division bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in deciding a case and issued contempt notice to the lawyers connected with the Special Leave Petition- Advocate ML Sharma, Advocate-on-Record Deepak Goel.The Court also issued contempt notice to Vijay Singh, Assistant Accountant. …

Third Party Not Absolved From Contempt If They Are Informed That Their Conduct Amounts To Violation Of Court Order: Delhi High Court
2 years, 11 months ago

Third Party Not Absolved From Contempt If They Are Informed That Their Conduct Amounts To Violation Of Court Order: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that disobedience of an order of the Court, if permitted, will result in striking at the root of the rule of law on which our system of governance is based. The Bench was dealing with a contempt petition filed for wilful disobedience of the Order dated 14.03.2012, passed by the High Court in …

Contempt Proceedings Not Maintainable If Two Interpretations Are Possible & Impugned Action Is Not Contumacious: Rajasthan High Court
3 years, 2 months ago

Contempt Proceedings Not Maintainable If Two Interpretations Are Possible & Impugned Action Is Not Contumacious: Rajasthan High Court

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The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench has observed that a contempt proceeding would not be maintainable, if two interpretations are possible, and if the action in question is not contumacious. " " It is not in dispute that as far as directions to allow the petitioner to join services as Female Health Worker had already been complied with and further …

SC Issues Notice to Stand-up Comedian Kunal Kamra for 'Scandalous' Tweets
4 years, 3 months ago

SC Issues Notice to Stand-up Comedian Kunal Kamra for 'Scandalous' Tweets

News 18  

The Supreme Court issued show-cause notices to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra and cartoonist Rachita Taneja on Friday for their alleged scandalous tweets against the apex court. Attorney General K K Venugopal had granted consent for initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against Kamra, saying the comedian’s tweets were in “bad taste” and it was time that people understand that attacking the …

Supreme Court to rule on contempt of court petitions against Kunal Kamra on Friday
4 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court to rule on contempt of court petitions against Kunal Kamra on Friday

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court said it will pronounce its order on Friday on a batch of petitions seeking initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against Kunal Kamra for his alleged scandalous tweets against the apex court. The Supreme Court on Thursday, 17 December, said it will pronounce its order on Friday on a batch of petitions seeking initiation of criminal contempt proceedings …

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

Gujarat HC Orders 3 Judge Committee Report In Yatin Oza Contempt Case Be Brought On Record [Read Order[
4 years, 6 months ago

Gujarat HC Orders 3 Judge Committee Report In Yatin Oza Contempt Case Be Brought On Record [Read Order[

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The Gujarat High Court on Monday ordered that the Committee Report on alleged "favouritism and nepotism" of the Registry be brought on record in the suo moto contempt case registered against Advocate Yatin Oza. The Gujarat High Court had issued criminal contempt notice against then Senior Advocate Yatin Oza on June 10, for making "scurrilous remarks" against High Court and …

Attorney General KK Venugopal refuses to grant consent to initiate contempt proceedings against Rajdeep Sardesai
4 years, 6 months ago

Attorney General KK Venugopal refuses to grant consent to initiate contempt proceedings against Rajdeep Sardesai

Firstpost  

The petitioner mentioned Rajdeep Sardesai’s tweets on the day when the top court imposed a fine of Re 1 on Prashant Bhushan for the activist-lawyer’s two tweets against the judiciary Attorney General KK Venugopal on Thursday declined to grant permission to initiate contempt proceedings against veteran journalist Rajdeep Sardesai over tweets that were allegedly critical of the Supreme Court in …

[Contempt Hearing Against Yatin Oza] Gujarat HC Rejects Intervention Application Filed by A Lawyer, But Takes On Record Material Produced By Him [Read Order]
4 years, 7 months ago

[Contempt Hearing Against Yatin Oza] Gujarat HC Rejects Intervention Application Filed by A Lawyer, But Takes On Record Material Produced By Him [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday deemed it appropriate to take notice of materials circulated by GHCAA President Yatin Oza on the WhatsApp group of the High Court advocates, as disclosed by Advocate Amit Panchal who sought intervention in the suo motu criminal contempt proceedings pending against Oza. The bench framed the following three aspects for its consideration: 1) Whether …

Court & Contempt: Dissent From The Bar
4 years, 9 months ago

Court & Contempt: Dissent From The Bar

Live Law  

On 9th June, 2020, a Division Bench of the Gujarat High Court led by Justice Sonia Gokani took suo motu cognizance of the statements made by Mr. Yatin Oza, President of the Gujarat High Court Advocates Association and proceeded to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against him. Previously, the Gujarat High Court, in Suo Motu v. Nandlal Thakkar, Advocate has taken …

Gujarat HC Issues Contempt Notice Against GHCAA President Yatin Oza For "Scurrilous" Remarks Against HC & Its Registry [Read Order]
4 years, 9 months ago

Gujarat HC Issues Contempt Notice Against GHCAA President Yatin Oza For "Scurrilous" Remarks Against HC & Its Registry [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday issued criminal contempt notice against Senior Advocate and the President of the Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association, Yatin Oza, for making "scurrilous remarks" against High Court and its Registry, during a live press conference on Facebook. Taking suo moto cognizance of the incident, the bench comprised by Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice NV Anjaria …

Blocking Of Courts: Jammu And Kashmir HC Issues Contempt Notice To Striking Lawyers [Read Order]
5 years, 3 months ago

Blocking Of Courts: Jammu And Kashmir HC Issues Contempt Notice To Striking Lawyers [Read Order]

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High Court of Jammu and Kashmir has issued notice to striking lawyers to show cause as to why they should not be proceeded against for criminal contempt of court.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Rajesh Bindal has taken cognisance of the Lawyers' strike in the various Courts including the High Court, District Courts, Jammu and Kashmir …

If Contempt Is In The Face Of Court, Judges Can Take Immediate Action Without Issuing Notice: SC [Read Judgment]
6 years ago

If Contempt Is In The Face Of Court, Judges Can Take Immediate Action Without Issuing Notice: SC [Read Judgment]

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To hold Advocate Mathews Nedumpara guilty of contempt, the Supreme Court followed the dictum that when contempt is in the face of court, summary procedure can be followed to inflict punishment "then and there". The bench made reference to the precedents Leila David v. State of Maharashtra, 10 SCC 337 and Ram Niranjan Roy v. State of Bihar & Ors., …

Contempt Jurisdiction Can't Be Invoked On The Basis Of Impressions Drawn By Litigants About Court Order: SC [Read Judgment]
6 years, 2 months ago

Contempt Jurisdiction Can't Be Invoked On The Basis Of Impressions Drawn By Litigants About Court Order: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, while dismissing a contempt petition, observed that contempt jurisdiction cannot be invoked on the basis of impressions about a court order drawn by the litigants, but only when there is willful disobedience to the court orders.In Badri Vishal Pandey vs. Rajesh Mittal, some former employees of U.P. The Supreme Court, while dismissing a contempt petition, observed that …

Contempt Action Without Framing Of Charges Not Sustainable : SC [Read Judgment]
6 years, 6 months ago

Contempt Action Without Framing Of Charges Not Sustainable : SC [Read Judgment]

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"The appellant ought to succeed on the singular ground that the High Court unjustly proceeded against him without framing formal charges or furnishing such charges to him", held the SC.The Supreme Court has set aside the conviction and sentence imposed by the Delhi High Court under the Contempts of Court Act 1971, holding, inter-alia, that formal charges were not framed …

Jharkhand HC Drops Contempt Case Against MLA Subject To Payment Of 2.5 Lakhs To Kerala Flood Relief Fund [Read Order]
6 years, 7 months ago

Jharkhand HC Drops Contempt Case Against MLA Subject To Payment Of 2.5 Lakhs To Kerala Flood Relief Fund [Read Order]

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The Jharkhand High Court last week agreed to drop contempt proceedings initiated against Rashtriya Janta Dal MLA Bhola Yadav for his comments on the fodder scam verdict, which had sentenced RJD president Lalu Prasad to 14 years in jail, with a fine of Rs. 60 lakh.The Bench comprising Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice Ratnaker Bhengra accepted his unconditional and …

SC Closes Contempt Against Kerala Lawyer After High Court Finally Accepts His Apology [Read Order]
6 years, 8 months ago

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

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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 …

J’khand HC Quashes Contempt Notice Against Cong Leader Manish Tiwary, RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav Over Statements Made To Media After Fodder Scam Verdict [Read Order]
6 years, 10 months ago

J’khand HC Quashes Contempt Notice Against Cong Leader Manish Tiwary, RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav Over Statements Made To Media After Fodder Scam Verdict [Read Order]

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The Jharkhand High Court has quashed the contempt of court notice issued against Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwary, RJD leader and ex-deputy CM of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav and RJD’s Raghuwans Prasad Singh and Shivanand Tiwari by a special CBI court in Ranchi which was hearing the fodder scam case.Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh quashed the contempt notice issued by Special CBI Judge …

J’khand HC Quashes Contempt Notice Against Cong Leader Manish Tiwary, RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav Over Statements Made To Media After Fodder Scam Verdict [Read Order]
6 years, 10 months ago

J’khand HC Quashes Contempt Notice Against Cong Leader Manish Tiwary, RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav Over Statements Made To Media After Fodder Scam Verdict [Read Order]

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The Jharkhand High Court has quashed the contempt of court notice issued against Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwary, RJD leader and ex-deputy CM of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav and RJD’s Raghuwans Prasad Singh and Shivanand Tiwari by a special CBI court in Ranchi which was hearing the fodder scam case.Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh quashed the contempt notice issued by Special CBI Judge …

Kerala HC Closes Contempt Case Against Journo Who Alleged Corruption, Nepotism In Judicial Appointments [Read Judgment]
7 years, 8 months ago

Kerala HC Closes Contempt Case Against Journo Who Alleged Corruption, Nepotism In Judicial Appointments [Read Judgment]

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He offered to publish in a regional newspaper having wide circulation in Kochi, a corrective-cum-apologyThe Kerala High Court has closed a criminal contempt proceeding against a man who, in his newspaper article, alleged corruption and nepotism in judicial appointments.Jaleel TA, owned a weekly newspaper named My Kochi, and he published an article in December 2016, alleging that the collegium. He …

Kerala HC Closes Contempt Case Against Journo Who Alleged Corruption, Nepotism In Judicial Appointments [Read Judgment]
7 years, 8 months ago

Kerala HC Closes Contempt Case Against Journo Who Alleged Corruption, Nepotism In Judicial Appointments [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

He offered to publish in a regional newspaper having wide circulation in Kochi, a corrective-cum-apologyThe Kerala High Court has closed a criminal contempt proceeding against a man who, in his newspaper article, alleged corruption and nepotism in judicial appointments.Jaleel TA, owned a weekly newspaper named My Kochi, and he published an article in December 2016, alleging that the collegium. He …

Hypersensitivity Of Courts Ought Not Lead To Initiation Of Contempt: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
8 years ago

Hypersensitivity Of Courts Ought Not Lead To Initiation Of Contempt: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

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The high court highlighted the strong need to educate the judicial officers on the procedural aspects as well as nuances of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. In a significant judgment, the Delhi High Court on Thursday held that contempt jurisdiction has to be carefully invoked upon a deep consideration of inter alia the impact of the act complained of …

Refusal To Answer Court Queries Isn’t Criminal Contempt: SC [Read Judgment]
8 years, 4 months ago

Refusal To Answer Court Queries Isn’t Criminal Contempt: SC [Read Judgment]

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The Supreme Court in Kuldeep Kapoor & Ors vs. Court on its Motion, has observed that a litigant refusing to answer a question put to him by the Court does not constitute criminal contempt of Court.A three-judge bench comprising Justice Anil R Dave, Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and Justice AM Khanwilkar opined so while setting aside a Delhi High Court …

Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader, M V Jayarajan gets 4 weeks imprisonment for committing contempt of Court
10 years, 2 months ago

Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader, M V Jayarajan gets 4 weeks imprisonment for committing contempt of Court

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Supreme Court, yesterday confirmed the conviction of a Communist Party of India leader, M V Jayarajan, who was also a member of Kerala Legislative Assembly for committing contempt of court, but reduced the maximum sentence of six months to 4 weeks imprisonment.The contempt proceedings were initiated suo moto by the Kerala High Court on the basis of the speech delivered …

HC issues criminal contempt notice to Bar President, Secretary
11 years, 7 months ago

HC issues criminal contempt notice to Bar President, Secretary

India TV News  

Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court yesterday issued comtempt of court notices to President and Secretary of High Court Bar Association for allegedly disrupting proceedings of the court during a hearing and directed Bar Council of Rajasthan to take disciplinary action against them. A single judge bench of Justice Bela M Trivedi initiated suo motu proceedings against Manoj Sharma, President and Bhuvnesh …

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