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SC slaps Rs 1 lakh exemplary cost on NGO for challenging 2014 ruling to ex
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
An enraged bench led by Justice BV Nagarathna remarked that such petitions challenging the top court's Constitutional Bench judgement will break down the entire judicial system. The top court observed that it is restraining itself from issuing criminal contempt of court against the petiti
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Advocate who attempted to attack former CJI Gavai claims he was "attacked
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court has already declined to start criminal contempt of court proceedings against 71-year-old lawyer Rakesh Kishore, who attempted to attack the then Chief Justice of India, BR Gavai, by hurling a shoe at the CJI-led bench on October 6.
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Delhi HC sentences one month jail term to an individual for intimidating c
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court has held an individual guilty of criminal contempt of court and sentenced him to one month of simple imprisonment, along with a fine of Rs 2,000, for obstructing and threatening a court-appointed Local Commissioner during the execution of judicial orders.
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SC declines to initiate criminal contempt against lawyer who hurled shoe a
Updated : 7 months 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 : 7 months, 2 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 : 7 months, 4 weeks 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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Himachal Pradesh HC takes stern view of contempt by lawyer, rejects apolog
Updated : 11 months, 1 week 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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Karnataka HC quashes FIR against Infosys co-founder; terms complaint as 'a
Updated : 1 year, 1 month 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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Delhi HC sentences lawyer to 4 months in Jail for criminal contempt
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court has sentenced a lawyer to four months in prison for criminal contempt, after he was found guilty of making offensive remarks about judges and repeatedly filing baseless complaints against them and police officers.
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Delhi HC initiates contempt of court against man who flashed gun at court
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court initiated criminal contempt proceedings against a man for allegedly taking out a pistol during an inspection being carried out by a court commissioner during an inspection at his office.
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Court makes contempt refrence against complainant in a triple murder case
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday made a reference to the High Court against a complainant in a CBI case to start criminal contempt proceedings against him.
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SC issues criminal contempt notice to DDA VC over tree felling in Delhi's
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a criminal contempt of court notice to the Vice Chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in the matter relating to the felling of trees in Delhi's Ridge Forest area.
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