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

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Telangana High Court Annual Digest 2024 [PART I]
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Telangana High Court Annual Digest 2024 [PART I]

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Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 01 To 2024 LiveLaw 111 498A IPC | Magistrate Can't Take Cognizance Merely On Superintendent's Note If Accused Given Clean Chit In Chargesheet: Telangana HC Gangadhara Manoj and 3 others vs. State of TS Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 01 The Telangana High Court has held that a Magistrate cannot take cognizance against those accused, against whom a chargesheet …

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Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 02, 2024 To December 08, 2024
1 month ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 02, 2024 To December 08, 2024

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Index Citations Ashok v. State of Uttar Pradesh, Criminal Appeal No. Case Details: Irfan Khan v. State Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 945 The Supreme Court quashed the Arms Act case against the person accused of possessing a buttondar knife. Setting aside the High Court's decision, Mehta J. in the judgment observed that "the notification whereby, a buttondar knife having blade dimensions …

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Supreme Court Stays Contempt Proceedings In Gujarat High Court Against Judicial Officer
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Stays Contempt Proceedings In Gujarat High Court Against Judicial Officer

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The Supreme Court recently stayed the contempt proceedings in the Gujarat High Court initiated against a judicial officer, an Additional Senior Civil Judge. The judicial officer approached the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Gujarat High Court which allowed his addition as a respondent in a contempt petition filed by a person who alleged that he was illegally arrested …

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Special Appeals Against Contempt Court Order Maintainable Only When Finding On Merits Of Original Dispute Is Returned: Allahabad High Court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Special Appeals Against Contempt Court Order Maintainable Only When Finding On Merits Of Original Dispute Is Returned: Allahabad High Court

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The Allahabad High Court has held that Special Appeals under Chapter VIII Rule 5 of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952 are maintainable against order of the Single Judge in Contempt jurisdiction only when the Contempt Court oversteps its jurisdiction and enters into merits of the original dispute between the parties. The interpretation of each case must consider the specific …

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Allahabad HC Dismisses Advocate's 'Vexatious' Plea To Initiate Criminal Contempt Case Against Gujarat HC Chief Justice
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Allahabad HC Dismisses Advocate's 'Vexatious' Plea To Initiate Criminal Contempt Case Against Gujarat HC Chief Justice

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The Allahabad High Court last week DISMISSED a petition filed by an advocate under Section 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971 to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Justice Sunita Agrawal. However, finding no merits in his plea, the division bench, while rejecting his plea, observed thus: “…we find that the aforesaid orders referred to by the applicant has …

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Fish extract in 'vegetarian' product? Centre's stand sought as Ramdev’s Patanjali accused of misbranding
4 months, 1 week ago

Fish extract in 'vegetarian' product? Centre's stand sought as Ramdev’s Patanjali accused of misbranding

Hindustan Times  

Patanjali Ayurved Limited, led by yoga guru Ramdev, is once again under legal scrutiny as the Delhi high court has demanded responses from the Centre, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, and the company over a petition alleging misbranding of its "Divya Dant Manjan" dental care product. The petition, filed by lawyer Yatin Sharma, claims that despite "Divya …

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Misleading ads case: SC closes contempt proceedings against Ramdev, Patanjali Ayurved
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Misleading ads case: SC closes contempt proceedings against Ramdev, Patanjali Ayurved

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the contempt proceedings against yoga guru Ramdev, his aide Balkrishna and Patanjali Ayurved Limited after accepting the apology tendered by them in the misleading On May 14, the apex court had reserved its order on the contempt notice. The apex court is hearing a plea filed by the Indian Medical Association alleging …

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Misleading ads case: SC closes contempt proceedings against Ramdev, Patanjali
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Misleading ads case: SC closes contempt proceedings against Ramdev, Patanjali

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the contempt proceedings against yoga guru Ramdev, his aide Balkrishna and Patanjali Ayurved Limited after accepting the apology tendered by them in the misleading "The court has closed the contempt proceedings based on the undertakings given by Ramdev, Balkrishna and Patanjali Ayurved Ltd," advocate Gautam Talukdar, who represented the yoga guru, Balkrishna and the …

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SC closes contempt proceedings against Ramdev, Patanjali MD Balkrishna in misleading ads case
4 months, 4 weeks ago

SC closes contempt proceedings against Ramdev, Patanjali MD Balkrishna in misleading ads case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed contempt proceedings against Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved MD Acharya Balkrishna in connection with the misleading A two-judge bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Sandeep Mehta delivered the judgement, closing the contempt proceedings after Ramdev and Balkrishna provided undertakings and assurances to stop issuing misleading ads and other claims regarding …

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‘Scandalous’: CJI DY Chandrachud lambasts high court's unusual criticism of Supreme Court
5 months ago

‘Scandalous’: CJI DY Chandrachud lambasts high court's unusual criticism of Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday called the criticism of the Punjab and Haryana High Court of its verdict scandalous and unnecessary. Hearing a suo moto case over the high court's unusually harsh observations, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said the Supreme Court was pained by the remarks. The Supreme Court on Tuesday took suo motu …

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SC bench to hear Punjab HC’s criticism of its order
5 months ago

SC bench to hear Punjab HC’s criticism of its order

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of an unusual order issued by a Punjab and Haryana high court judge, who criticised a stay order previously passed by the apex court while commenting that the Supreme Court tends to perceive itself as more “supreme” than it actually is and views high courts as being less “high” than they …

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Patanjali Case: SC Asks IMA President To Publish Apology From His Pocket And Not At IMA's Expense
5 months ago

Patanjali Case: SC Asks IMA President To Publish Apology From His Pocket And Not At IMA's Expense

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to quash contempt proceedings against the IMA president RV Asokan over his interview to media houses in the misleading advertising case against Ramdev and Patanjali MD Balakrishna. The top court today refused to accept an apology tendered by the IMA president and asked him to spend money from his own pockets in publishing apologies …

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Comply with order for specialised adoption agencies, Supreme Court tells states
6 months ago

Comply with order for specialised adoption agencies, Supreme Court tells states

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the chief secretaries of 13 states and Union territories to comply with its order to establish specialised adoption agencies by August 30 or face contempt proceedings, in a move aimed at expediting the adoption process in India. The Supreme Court directed the chief secretaries of 13 states and Union territories to comply …

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Supreme Court Gives Final Deadline To States/ UTs To Appoint Specialised Adoption Agencies In Each District By August 30
6 months ago

Supreme Court Gives Final Deadline To States/ UTs To Appoint Specialised Adoption Agencies In Each District By August 30

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed serious concerns over the non-compliance of several states in appointing Specialised Adoption Agencies within every district by January 31 2024. The Court has directed the Chief Secretaries of the States and UTs to strictly comply with the earlier order by August 30, 2024 failing which contempt proceedings may be initiated against them. As per …

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Judge Not Initiating Summary Contempt Proceedings Doesn't Bar Court From Initiating Suo Moto Proceedings: Kerala High Court
7 months ago

Judge Not Initiating Summary Contempt Proceedings Doesn't Bar Court From Initiating Suo Moto Proceedings: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court has held that if a Judge didn't initiate contempt proceedings in accordance with the procedure as laid down under Section 14 of the Contempt of Courts Act, it does not bar the High Court from initiating suo moto contempt proceedings under Section 15 of the Act. The Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice …

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Andhra Pradesh & Telangana High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 20 - May 26, 2024
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh & Telangana High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 20 - May 26, 2024

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Nominal index: Mir Sadath Ali vs. Joint Collector, Ranga Reddy District & Ors 2024 LiveLaw 82 Maddikunta Narsimha Rao vs M. Chandra Shekar and four others 2024 LiveLaw 83 Smt Haneefa Bee vs. Mohd Nizam & Ors. Naveditha Manvikar 2024 LiveLaw 86 The Oriental Insurance Company Limited v Smt Chukkala Eshwari and Others 2024 LiveLaw 38 Report: Telangana High Court …

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“Wastage Of Court's Valuable Time”: Telangana HC Imposes Fine On Party For Initiating Contempt Proceedings Without Any Evidence To Support Claim
7 months, 2 weeks ago

“Wastage Of Court's Valuable Time”: Telangana HC Imposes Fine On Party For Initiating Contempt Proceedings Without Any Evidence To Support Claim

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The Telangana High Court has held that initiating contempt proceedings without sufficient evidence constitutes an abuse of legal process and a waste of court resources. The court reasoned that mere allegations, without substantial proof of violation of a court order, are insufficient to initiate contempt proceedings. “Unless there is a deliberate and wilful violation of the Court orders, contempt proceedings …

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Social Media Comments Distorting Court Proceedings Require Serious Consideration: Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Assam MLA
9 months ago

Social Media Comments Distorting Court Proceedings Require Serious Consideration: Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Assam MLA

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The Supreme Court expressed serious concern over the misuse of social media platforms, where factually incorrect and unfounded statements are made regarding cases which are subjudice. Taking note of a Facebook post published by a party whose case was reserved for judgment, the Court initiated contempt proceedings against him for misleading the public about the court. The bench of Justices …

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Go First’s resolution professional issued contempt notice by Delhi HC
10 months ago

Go First’s resolution professional issued contempt notice by Delhi HC

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The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a contempt notice against Go First’s resolution professional after the bankrupt airline’s lessors filed a case claiming he had defied the court orders regarding maintenance of their aircraft. The court had on 1 March ordered Go First’s RP to respond whether he was ready to transfer the responsibility of maintaining the aircraft back …

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YouTuber Glenn Logan to face contempt proceedings in Federal Court after broadcasting Bruce Lehrmann defamation case
10 months, 4 weeks ago

YouTuber Glenn Logan to face contempt proceedings in Federal Court after broadcasting Bruce Lehrmann defamation case

ABC  

YouTuber and host of the site Feminism Debunked, Glenn Logan, will face contempt proceedings in the Federal Court after he broadcast slabs of Bruce Lehrmann's defamation hearing. Outside court, Mr Logan's Lawyer, Patrick Schmidt, said he was "in Sydney now. "He's not intellectually disabled, but of low intelligence," Mr Schmidt told the court. Journalist Lisa Wilkinson has also returned to …

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When Party Violates Status Quo Order, Contempt Proceedings Must Be Initiated Than Merely Vacating Interim Order : Supreme Court
11 months, 1 week ago

When Party Violates Status Quo Order, Contempt Proceedings Must Be Initiated Than Merely Vacating Interim Order : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court recently, in a case where the status quo order qua possession of the suit premises was wilfully violated, held that the same amounts to civil contempt. “Violation of the status quo condition in the stay order stood complete, even as per the High Court, and vacating of the stay order did not have the effect of restoring …

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High Court Stays Contempt Proceedings Against HPNLU VC In Student Retest Case
11 months, 4 weeks ago

High Court Stays Contempt Proceedings Against HPNLU VC In Student Retest Case

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The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday stayed contempt proceedings against the Vice Chancellor of Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Dr. Nishtha Jaswal, in a student's re-examination case. A Single judge bench had earlier directed VC Jaswal to consider a student's request to retake a supplementary exam alongside regular third-year exams. When the VC delegated the decision to the university …

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Plea In Supreme Court For Contempt Action Against SEBI For Not Completing Probe In Adani-Hindenburg Matter
1 year, 1 month ago

Plea In Supreme Court For Contempt Action Against SEBI For Not Completing Probe In Adani-Hindenburg Matter

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An application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the initiation of contempt proceedings against the Securities and Exchange Board of India for not completing its investigation into the Adani-Hindenburg matter despite the timeframe fixed by the Court.The applicant, Advocate Vishal Tiwari, one of the petitioners who filed PIL seeking a Court-monitored probe on the issue,. An application has …

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