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Madras HC raps Madurai officials over delay in contempt case on Deepathoon
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The contempt petition was filed against government officials for allegedly failing to comply with an earlier order passed by Justice Swaminathan, directing that the ceremonial lamp be lit on the Deepa Thoon (lamp pillar) located atop the Thiruparankundram hill. The petition came up for he
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Kerala HC orders personal appearance of BYJU'S RP, GLAS representative an
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The case arises from the High Court's earlier judgment dated May 21, 2025, which had restrained any transfer of BYJU'S key overseas subsidiaries such as Epic! Creations Inc. and Tangible Play Inc. (Osmo).
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15th judge recuses from hearing Uttarakhand IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi'
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Senior Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, Justice Ravindra Maithani, stepped aside from hearing a contempt case. The contempt petition was filed by Chaturvedi against the members of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and its registry, alleging willful disobedience of a High Court st
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Delhi HC discharges two in contempt case after accepting unconditional apo
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The case stemmed from a reference dated April 2, 2025, submitted by the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), West District, who reported that the two individuals had verbally abused the court and the complainant during sentencing in State vs. Davinder Kumar.
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Himachal Pradesh HC takes stern view of contempt by lawyer, rejects apolog
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday rejected an "unqualified and unconditional" apology offered by two respondents in a suo motu criminal contempt case involving serious allegations against the judiciary, including claims of judicial impropriety and nexus with drug cartels.
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SC initiates suo motu contempt against YouTuber for 'scandalous' remarks o
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday initiated a suo motu contempt case against Chandigarh based YouTuber Ajay Shukla for defamatory remarks against a Supreme Court judge.
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Delhi HC issues notice on plea to revive Contempt case over abrupt termina
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court issued a notice on Thursday regarding a petition seeking the revival of a contempt case linked to the termination of ad-hoc law officers. The plea asserts that this action constitutes willful disobedience of the court's directives on September 27, 2019.
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Plea in Delhi HC for revival of contempt case over sudden discontinuation
Updated : 11 months ago IST
A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking the revival of a contempt case concerning the termination of services of Ad-hoc law officers. The plea alleges that such an action constitutes willful disobedience of the directives issued by this Court in its order dated 27.09.2019.
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We can't brush aside how courts are treated..": SC berates Punjab in conte
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A bench of a Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan stated that the Court on its own will grant monetary benefits to the beneficiaries if the State fails to implement the scheme.
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SC asks Delhi LG to file affidavit on illegal tree felling in southern rid
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The order of the apex court came on a contempt case initiated by it against the Vice Chairman of the DDA, Subhasish Panda, over the felling of about 1100 trees in southern ridge area of Delhi for road widening purposes.
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Delhi HC asks petitioner against unauthorised construction to show his own
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The petitioner, Ravinder Yadav, has approached the court seeking revival of a contempt case which disposed in July 2023 with directions to deal with the issue of unauthorized construction.
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SC issues notice to Delhi Police on allegation of harassment to petitioner
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih was told that the police were making enquiries in relation to the petitioners and had even sought details regarding their bank accounts.
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