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MP Forest Department sets up 'Legal Cell' to monitor court cases
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) and Head of Forest Force (HoFF), VN Ambade said, "A dedicated Legal Cell is being established to monitor the court cases, ensure timely response and avoid contempt proceedings. We observed that sometimes there were delays or an irregular appro
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SC declines to initiate criminal contempt against lawyer who hurled shoe a
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi reasoned that, when the Chief Justice of India himself has let go of this incident, initiating action against the attacker would only further glorify him.
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AG Venkataramani grants consent for criminal contempt proceedings against
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
AG granting consent for criminal contempt action against the lawyer says such behaviour "strikes at the very foundation of the justice delivery system".
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Delhi HC initiates criminal contempt proceedings over derogatory remarks a
Updated : 5 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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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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Dog menace: SC says streets should be free from stray dogs; orders removal
Updated : 7 months ago IST
It also ordered contempt proceedings against any individual or organisation that attempts to obstruct the authorities from carrying out the capture drive.
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Delhi HC issues contempt notice over non-compliance in CRPF jawan's pensio
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court has issued a notice in a contempt petition filed by a CRPF jawan waiting for disability pensionary benefits for the last six months. The High Court has warned that a concerned officer has to face contempt proceedings.
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Karnataka HC quashes FIR against Infosys co-founder; terms complaint as 'a
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR registered against Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan and others under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and termed the complaint "an abuse of the process of law" and granted liberty to initiate
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Supreme Court Bar Association moves resolution for contempt proceedings ag
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Tuesday passed a resolution condemning remarks made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey against the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna.
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"Contempt proceedings should be initiated": RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav slam
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday came down heavily on BJP MP Nishikant Dubey over his remarks against the Supreme Court, asserting that such statements undermine the dignity of the judiciary and warrant contempt proceedings.
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"Hope SC will initiate suo-moto contempt proceedings against Nishikant Dub
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Aam Aadmi Party leader Priyanka Kakkar called BJP leader Nishikant Dubey's statement on the Supreme Court "shoddy," and hoped that the top court will initiate suo-moto contempt proceedings against the BJP leader.
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SC issues notice on a matter relating to the demolition of Gurudwara in Mu
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a petition seeking contempt proceedings against officials of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai in connection with demolition of a Gurudwara.
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