Articles for Criminal Contempt

Delhi High Court Annual Digest 2024: Part II [Citations 401 - 800]
1 week, 1 day ago

Delhi High Court Annual Digest 2024: Part II [Citations 401 - 800]

Live Law  

Justice Amit Mahajan said that sextortion not only undermines individual dignity but also poses serious challenges to law enforcement due to its “clandestine and cross-jurisdictional nature.” The Delhi High Court has observed that 'sextortion' is a significant social menace which represents a profound violation of privacy. Departmental Enquiry Cannot Be Dispensed With Based On Presumption That Accused Police Personnel Would …

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Ghaziabad Court Violence | Allahabad HC Bar Association Resolves To File Criminal Contempt Case Against District & Sessions Judge
2 months, 1 week ago

Ghaziabad Court Violence | Allahabad HC Bar Association Resolves To File Criminal Contempt Case Against District & Sessions Judge

Live Law  

Condemning the recent lathi charge violence against advocates in Ghaziabad Court, allegedly at the behest of the District and Sessions Judge, the Allahabad High Court Bar Association today passed a resolution deciding to file a criminal contempt case against the Judicial Officer. The resolution was passed today in an emergency meeting of the Executive Committee of the High Court Bar …

High Court Resolution Advocates Ghaziabad Kumar Association Criminal Contempt
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

Live Law  

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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Jammu And Kashmir High Court Orders IAS Officer To Appear In Criminal Contempt Case Following Alleged Harassment Of Judicial Officer
5 months, 1 week ago

Jammu And Kashmir High Court Orders IAS Officer To Appear In Criminal Contempt Case Following Alleged Harassment Of Judicial Officer

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has issued a stern order against Shyambir Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Ganderbal, instructing him to appear in person to answer charges of criminal contempt. According to the judicial order from Sub Judge Qureshi, the Deputy Commissioner allegedly misused his position to harass the judge, including unauthorized visits to the judge's property by …

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J&K Court Initiates Criminal Contempt Against IAS Officer Accused Of Harassing Judge Who Attached His Salary For Non-Compliance With Orders
5 months, 1 week ago

J&K Court Initiates Criminal Contempt Against IAS Officer Accused Of Harassing Judge Who Attached His Salary For Non-Compliance With Orders

Live Law  

Sub-Judge Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir, has sought to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Shyambir Singh, following actions allegedly undermining the court's authority by retaliating against a judicial order. Retaliation against judicial order The order revealed that Deputy Commissioner Shyambir had reacted adversely to the court's ruling by attempting to personally attack the presiding judge. The judicial order …

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Could AG Merrick Garland be arrested? Republican mother Rep. Anna Paulina Luna says she was on bed rest after first child when she cooked up unique plan to hold Biden cabinet secretary accountable
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Could AG Merrick Garland be arrested? Republican mother Rep. Anna Paulina Luna says she was on bed rest after first child when she cooked up unique plan to hold Biden cabinet secretary accountable

Daily Mail  

While she was recovering from the birth of her first child and unable to vote, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna learned of an obscure House procedure that could see Attorney General Merrick Garland arrested. Frustrated that the DOJ hasn't acted on the House holding Garland in criminal contempt earlier this month, she will force a vote on an 'inherent contempt resolution' …

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Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: May 2024 [Citations 523 - 665]
7 months ago

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: May 2024 [Citations 523 - 665]

Live Law  

Citations 2024 LiveLaw 524 to 2024 LiveLaw 665 NOMINAL INDEX AMARJEET GUPTA v. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ORS 2024 LiveLaw 524 ANIL KUMAR HAJELAY & ORS. 2024 LiveLaw 662 Colgate Palmolive Company & Ors v State of NCT & Anr & Connected matters 2024 LiveLaw 663 Jaipuria Edutech Foundation vs. Shyamlalbabu Educational Trust 2024 LiveLaw 664 Sanjay Khatri vs. …

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Costs to Arizona taxpayers to reach $314 million in racial-profiling verdict against then-sheriff
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Costs to Arizona taxpayers to reach $314 million in racial-profiling verdict against then-sheriff

LA Times  

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio poses at his private office in Fountain Hills, Ariz., in 2019. On Monday, county officials said legal and compliance costs in a racial-profiling lawsuit over Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns are expected to reach $314 million by midsummer of 2025. Seven years after Joe Arpaio was ousted as sheriff of Arizona’s most populous county, taxpayers are …

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Judge fines Trump for contempt, threatens jail
8 months, 1 week ago

Judge fines Trump for contempt, threatens jail

China Daily  

By AI HEPING in New York | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-05-01 11:19 Former US President Donald Trump returning to the courtroom after a break for his criminal trial at New York State Supreme Court in New York, the US, on April 30. Former president Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday for repeatedly violating a gag order in …

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“Can make his life pretty miserable”: Trump faces “increasingly unpleasant” contempt punishments
8 months, 1 week ago

“Can make his life pretty miserable”: Trump faces “increasingly unpleasant” contempt punishments

Salon  

Former President Donald Trump faces thousands of dollars in fines and a potential stay in jail if he continues to violate his gag order in his New York criminal case – but legal experts expect the businessman to keep risking the fines as he campaigns as the victim of a vast witch-hunt, and they say flaws in New York contempt …

Law Court Contempt Trump Criminal Public Statements Order
The Rule of Law Finally Comes for Donald Trump
8 months, 1 week ago

The Rule of Law Finally Comes for Donald Trump

Slate  

Read our ongoing coverage of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial here. New York Judge Juan Merchan found Trump guilty “beyond a reasonable doubt” on nine occasions for violating his March 26 order restricting Trump’s extrajudicial speech. For all of Trump’s complaints that a trial of a former president is unprecedented, a court entering a judgment of criminal contempt on a …

Law Court Contempt Trump Criminal Witnesses Order
Karnataka HC Recalls Order Initiating Criminal Contempt Against Advocate Who Misbehaved In Court After He Tenders Unconditional Apology
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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'Need to maintain Dignity & Reputation Of Judicial Officers': Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Of Advocate In Contempt Case
11 months, 1 week 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 …

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Power to initiate contempt proceedings cannot be used to choke citizens’ voice in a free country, says Madras High Court
1 year, 3 months ago

Power to initiate contempt proceedings cannot be used to choke citizens’ voice in a free country, says Madras High Court

The Hindu  

The power conferred on courts to initiate criminal contempt proceedings is not a shield to be used to choke the voice of citizens in a free country. Justice Seshasayee further said that if one turns to social media and the news television shows, statements were often made, and views were shared on the judiciary “by those uninformed citizens, who know …

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‘We Have Nothing To Hide’: Delhi High Court Refuses Gag Order In Criminal Contempt Case Against Litigant Seeking Death Penalty For Judge
1 year, 3 months ago

‘We Have Nothing To Hide’: Delhi High Court Refuses Gag Order In Criminal Contempt Case Against Litigant Seeking Death Penalty For Judge

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to pass a gag order in the criminal contempt proceedings initiated by it against a litigant who demanded that death penalty be imposed on a sitting judge who dismissed his pleas.As the counsel representing the State requested that the hearings in the matter be held in-camera and orders be not made public, Justice …

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Delhi High Court Issues Criminal Contempt Notice To Litigant Seeking Death Penalty For Single Judge, Making 'Whimsical Allegations'
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi High Court Issues Criminal Contempt Notice To Litigant Seeking Death Penalty For Single Judge, Making 'Whimsical Allegations'

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued show cause notice for criminal contempt to a litigant who sought death penalty for a single judge for dismissing his pleas and made 'whimsical and objectionable allegations' not only against the judge but also the government officials as well as the Supreme Court of India.“These averments, extracted hereinabove, are prima facie aimed at scandalising …

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Delhi High Court Orders Criminal Contempt Action Against Man For Making 'Scandalous Remarks' Against Family Court Judge In Pleadings
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi High Court Orders Criminal Contempt Action Against Man For Making 'Scandalous Remarks' Against Family Court Judge In Pleadings

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed its Registry to register a case of criminal contempt against a man for making scandalous allegations against a Principal Judge of a family court in the national capital. “The Registry is directed to register a case of Criminal Contempt against the petitioner and subject to the orders of Hon’ble the Chief Justice, place the …

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Breaking | Delhi High Court Discharges S Gurumurthy In Criminal Contempt Case For Tweet Against Justice S Muralidhar
1 year, 5 months ago

Breaking | Delhi High Court Discharges S Gurumurthy In Criminal Contempt Case For Tweet Against Justice S Muralidhar

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday discharged editor of Tamil political weekly “Thuglak” and RSS Ideologue S Gurumurthy in a criminal contempt case filed against him for his tweet against Justice S Muralidhar in 2018, after accepting his apology and “expression of deep remorse”.“We accept Mr. S Gurumurthy’s apology and expression of deep remorse for the subject incident and consider. …

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2018 Contempt Case: Delhi High Court Directs Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri To Remain Present In Court On April 10
1 year, 9 months ago

2018 Contempt Case: Delhi High Court Directs Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri To Remain Present In Court On April 10

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri to remain present before it on April 10 in the 2018 suo motu criminal contempt proceedings initiated against him and several others for remarks against Justice S. Muralidhar. In 2018, Agnihotri allegedly made allegations of bias in a tweet against Justice Muralidhar, former judge of the High Court and present …

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Supreme Court Recalls Order Holding BJP Guilty Of Contempt Of Court Over Not Disclosing Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Recalls Order Holding BJP Guilty Of Contempt Of Court Over Not Disclosing Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday reviewed a 2021 order which found the Bharatiya Janata Party guilty of contempt of court for flouting the top court’s directions regarding public disclosure of criminal antecedents of electoral candidates during the Bihar assembly polls in 2020. Under review was a portion of the order passed by the top court in which BJP was held …

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'Called A Judge Terrorist': Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice Against A Petitioner
2 years, 1 month ago

'Called A Judge Terrorist': Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice Against A Petitioner

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Friday, directed the Registry to issue a show cause notice for initiating criminal contempt proceedings against a petitioner-in-person, who had made bald allegations against a judge of the Apex Court in an early hearing application filed by him. "…the Registry shall issue show cause to the petitioner as to why he should not be prosecuted for …

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MS Dhoni Files Criminal Contempt Plea Against IPS Officer In Madras HC Over Alleged Derogatory Remarks Against Judiciary
2 years, 2 months ago

MS Dhoni Files Criminal Contempt Plea Against IPS Officer In Madras HC Over Alleged Derogatory Remarks Against Judiciary

Live Law  

Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has approached the Madras High Court seeking to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against G Sampath Kumar IPS for his alleged remarks against the Supreme Court and the Madras High Court in a pleading filed in connection with the IPL scandal. Dhoni has contended that the IPS officer made disparaging and derogatory remarks against the Supreme Court …

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Orissa High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Tangi Bar Association President For Threatening Woman Judicial Officer
2 years, 2 months ago

Orissa High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Tangi Bar Association President For Threatening Woman Judicial Officer

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court on Tuesday issued a contempt notice to Nakul Kumar Nayak, president of Lawyers Bar Association in Tangi town, for threatening and using "filthy language" against a judicial magistrate after the judge rejected his client's bail application.A division bench of Justices S. Talapatra and Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi took a strong note of the allegations and said they …

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Second Writ On Same Subject Without Disclosing Pending Litigation: Andhra Pradesh HC Imposes 1 Lakh Cost, Initiates Criminal Contempt Action
2 years, 2 months ago

Second Writ On Same Subject Without Disclosing Pending Litigation: Andhra Pradesh HC Imposes 1 Lakh Cost, Initiates Criminal Contempt Action

Live Law  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court, while dismissing a second writ petition filed by the petitioner against the same respondents and for the same relief, observed that the filing of the second writ petition amounted to abuse of the process of the Court. The petitioner had approached the High Court praying for the issuance of the writ of mandamus directing the …

Court Filing Pradesh Petition Petitioner Criminal Contempt Earlier Writ