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Delhi HC initiates criminal contempt proceedings over derogatory remarks a
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court has taken a stern view of repeated contemptuous allegations made against the judiciary and has directed that criminal contempt proceedings be initiated against a litigant.
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PIL filed in SC against attack on Judge in Bihar
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking appropriate directions against the accused in connection with the case in which a District Judge in Bihar's Aurangabad was allegedly abused, threatened, assaulted and attacked.
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Petition before AG seeks contempt action against Swara Bhaskar for 'deroga
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 17 (ANI): A petition has been filed before Attorney General of India KK Venugopal to procure consent under Section 15 of Contempt of Courts Act 1971 read with rule 3 of Contempt proceedings of the Supreme Court 1975, for initiating Criminal contempt proceedings against
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Prashant Bhushan, Arun Shourie, N Ram to withdraw plea on contempt law in
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Veteran senior journalist N Ram, former Minister Arun Shourie and lawyer, Prashant Bhushan, on Thursday withdrew their petition from the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of certain Section of the Contempt of Courts Act.
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Plea in SC challenges constitutional validity of Contempt of Courts Act pr
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Saturday challenging the constitutional validity of Section 2(c)(i) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 claiming it is unconstitutionally, incurably vague, and is manifestly arbitrary.
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