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The petitioners filed a contempt petition seeking action against Respondent No. 4 for alleged non‑compliance with an order dated 23‑Nov‑2021 concerning removal of an encroachment. The Court examined the order and found no specific direction issued to Respondent No. 4 nor any undertaking by that …
Petitioner Amol Sheshrao Chavan filed a contempt petition alleging that Respondent No.1 failed to comply with an interim order dated 05‑02‑2024, which expressed the Court’s opinion that, absent any legal impediment, he should be allowed to work as a Law Officer. Respondents 2 and 3 contended that no …
Prof. Ashish Wakhlu filed a contempt application alleging that the Vice‑Chancellor and members of the Executive Council of King George’s Medical University (KGMU) violated interim orders dated 20‑12‑2018 and 05‑12‑2019 by suspending and dismissing him. The High Court examined whether the respondents …
The High Court considered a contempt petition filed in 2026 alleging that the opposite party had recovered Rs.98,560 from the applicant’s salary in violation of a 2009 order restraining such recovery. The petition sought to hold the opposite party in contempt for non‑compliance. The Court examined …
Nikhil Kumar filed a contempt application alleging that Tehsildar Sri Javed Ansari willfully defied the High Court's order dated 07-11-2025, which directed the Tehsildar to decide a mutation suit within three months. The order, issued in Writ‑C No. 38509 of 2025, warned that non‑compliance would …
The cooperative housing society (Petitioner) filed a contempt petition alleging that the developer and its directors (Contemnors) willfully violated the Court's Order dated 18 March 2025, which required the developer to obtain the full Intimation of Disapproval (IOD) covering the entire project FSI …
The petitioners, a society headed by Dr. Swati Vinayak Gaikwad, filed a contempt petition alleging that respondents, including the State of Maharashtra, Pune Municipal Corporation and a trust (respondent No.4), had failed to fully remove a school structure that encroached on the society's land …
The petitioner, Mewalal Hiralal Shah, filed a contempt petition alleging that Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) failed to reconstruct his shop according to the dimensions ordered by this Court in Writ Petition No. 6592 of 2013. The Court had directed KDMC to rebuild the shop within two …
The petitioners, who are part‑time assistant teachers employed by various educational trusts, alleged that their salaries had not been paid since October 2016 and that their applications for full‑time appointments were ignored. They sought writs of certiorari, mandamus and other orders directing the …
The petitioner, Md. Jalil Mian, filed a contempt petition in 2017 seeking to initiate contempt proceedings against several state officials for allegedly willfully disobeying a High Court order dated 03‑02‑2012 in CWJC No. 3862 of 2007. The order required the Collector of East Champaran to pass a …
The petitioner, Sakina Begum, filed an Original Criminal Miscellaneous petition seeking criminal contempt against three respondents for allegedly refusing to comply with a 2018 criminal revision order directing payment of Rs. 2 lakh by April 2020. The High Court examined whether willful disobedience …
The petitioners, a group of landowners, filed a contempt application alleging that the State of Bihar and its officials misled the Patna High Court by claiming readiness to pay land acquisition compensation as directed in earlier orders dated 06‑01‑2020 (C.W.J.C. No.17769/2018) and 28‑03‑2024 …
The petitioners, Vinay Construction and its partner, filed a contempt application before the Patna High Court alleging that the State of Bihar and its officials willfully disobeyed the Court’s order dated 10‑05‑2018 in C.W.J.C No.18294 of 2017, which had quashed certain letters and directed the …
The applicant, Abhimanyu Verma, filed a contempt application alleging willful disobedience of an order dated 16 March 2022 passed in Writ B No. 483 of 2022. The application was filed 950 days after the alleged contempt, far beyond the one‑year period prescribed by Section 20 of the Contempt of …
The applicant alleged that the status quo order issued in Second Appeal No. 640 of 2004 was violated by the opposite party. The question before the court was whether a contempt petition under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 was the appropriate remedy. The court noted that the …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 15‑07‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 40628 of 2000. The order was served to the opposite party on 24‑07‑2025, but no compliance was shown. The …
Petitioner Punita Kumari filed a contempt petition alleging that the State of Bihar and officials of L.N. Mithila University willfully disobeyed a prior court order directing payment of dues to her. The earlier orders (C.W.J.C. No.1377 of 2010 and M.J.C. No.1788/2011) required the respondents to pay …
The High Court entertained a contempt application filed by Chheda Lal Gangwar (applicant) alleging that the respondents, including the District Basic Education Officer, had failed to comply with the Court's earlier orders directing payment of his salary and setting aside termination orders. The …
Athar Ejaz and others filed a contempt application alleging that the authorities were demolishing their shops in violation of a writ order that required acquisition of land only through mutual consent or under the Right to Fair Compensation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The respondents filed …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 28‑08‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 29588 of 2025. The order was served on the opposite party on 29‑10‑2025, but the applicant …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 05.01.2026 in Writ Petition No. 45063 of 2025. The order had been served on the opposite party on 20.01.2026, but the applicant …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party wilfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 29‑01‑2026 in Writ Petition No. 1641 of 2026. The order was served on 09‑02‑2026, but the opposite party had not complied. The …
The applicant, Naresh Babu and others, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act seeking to punish the opposite party for willful disobedience of a judgment dated 12 January 2026 in Writ Petition No. 3597 of 2022. The court noted that the order had been served on …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's judgment dated 25‑11‑2025, as modified on 11‑02‑2026 in PIL No. 2971 of 2025. The order was served on the opposite party on 20‑02‑2026, but …
The applicant, Shri Gaurav Sondhi, filed a contempt application alleging that the opposite party, Smt Pooja Rajgadiya, repeatedly approached the High Court under Article 227 seeking directions to decide a pending 6-C temporary injunction application in Original Suit No. 287 of 2023. Two earlier writ …
The petition challenged a order of the Board of Revenue (respondent No.2) that rejected the petitioner’s application alleging violation of interim status‑quo orders in a second appeal concerning a division‑of‑holding suit. The petitioner claimed the respondent No.6 was constructing on the disputed …
The applicant, Jayram Singh, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Shri Pratap Singh Baghel, willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 19‑11‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 17039 of 2025. The order was served on the opposite party on …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the judgment and order dated 22‑01‑2026 passed in Writ Petition No. 2297 of 2026. The order had been personally served on the opposite party on 30‑01‑2026, …
The applicant, Shakuntla Devi, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, M. Arunmozhi, willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 09‑01‑2026 in Writ Petition No. 203 of 2026. The order was served on the opposite party on 17‑01‑2026, but …
The applicant, Karani Devi, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Shri Praveen Mishra, willfully disobeyed the High Court’s order dated 19‑12‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 43855 of 2025. The order had been served on the opposite …
The applicant, Dr. Shobha Ram, filed a contempt application challenging a prior order of the Allahabad High Court in Writ-A No. 687 of 2026 concerning the non‑declaration of promotion results by a university. The writ court had observed that the university's promotion rules were not yet approved and …
The applicant, Upendra Narayan Singh, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Satyapal Prasad, willfully disobeyed the judgment and order dated 29‑01‑2026 in Writ Petition No. 1036 of 2026. The order had been served on the …
The applicants filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the judgment and order dated 19-12-2025 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 12547 of 2025. The order had been served to the opposite party on 12-01-2026, but …
Reema Yadav filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 27‑08‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 28200 of 2025. The order was served on the opposite party on 25‑02‑2026, but the court was told …
The applicant, Shyambeer, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act seeking punishment of the opposite party for wilful disobedience of a judgment dated 17‑12‑2025 (corrected on 07‑01‑2026) in Writ Petition No.33776 of 2025. The order was served to the opposite …
The applicant filed Writ Petition No. 52714 of 2008, which the court disposed on 14 October 2008, allowing the petitioner to raise his grievance through representation before the authorities. The applicant alleges that the representation remains pending after eighteen years. The court observed that …
The applicant, Hari Prasad Kushwaha, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Dr. Akanksha Verma, willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 11‑12‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 17041 of 2025. The order was served on 24‑12‑2025 …
The applicants filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 22 January 2026 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 762 of 2026. The order was served to the opposite party on 3 February 2026, but …
The applicant, Smt Sarita Singh, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Mrs Monika Rani, willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 10 September 2025 in Writ Petition No. 12928 of 2025. The order had been served on the …
The applicant, Nirpati Singh, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act seeking punishment of the opposite party, Alok Singh, for willful disobedience of a judgment dated 19 November 2025 in Writ Petition No. 17356 of 2025. The order was served to the opposite party …
The petitioner, Pitambar Chaudhary, filed a petition in the Patna High Court seeking relief against alleged non‑compliance of an order dated 22 June 2001 in Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No. 536 of 1999. The petitioner claimed that while some payments had been made by the Bihar State Road …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 10‑11‑2025 in Writ Petition No.11756 of 2025. The order was served to the opposite party on 10‑12‑2025, but compliance had not been …
The applicant, Ramchander, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act seeking punishment of the opposite party for willful disobedience of a judgment dated 17‑03‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 7586 of 2025. The order had been personally served on the opposite party on …
The applicant, Smt. Zikra Khatoon, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act against the Registrar/Inspector of Madarsa Siksha Parishad for allegedly refusing to obey a judgment dated 04‑11‑2025 in Writ Petition No.16246 of 2025. The order was served on the opposite …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 29‑08‑2025 in Writ Petition No.11704 of 2025. The order was served on 17‑10‑2025, but the opposite party had not complied. The court found …
The applicants, Noubhat Singh and another, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the District Magistrate, Arvind Mallappa Bangari, willfully disobeyed the High Court’s order dated 19‑12‑2025 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 39347 of 2025. The …
The applicant, Ram Bilas Doharey, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act seeking to punish the respondents for willful disobedience of a judgment dated 11‑12‑2025 in Writ Petition No.18663 of 2025. The court noted that a certified copy of the order had been …
The applicant, Ram Baran Kewat, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Dr. Yogita Singh, Sub‑Divisional Magistrate, willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 27‑09‑2023 in Writ Petition No.32237 of 2023. The order was served to the …
The applicant, Swami Gajanand Saraswati, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite parties willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 12 January 2026 in Writ Petition No. 39828 of 2025. The court noted that a copy of the order had been …
The applicant, Sanjai Kumar Pandey, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Dileep Srivastava, willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 15‑12‑2025 in Writ Petition No.7776 of 2025. The order was personally served on 26‑12‑2025 but …
The applicant, Sunil Kumar, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Additional Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar, willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 15 July 2025 (corrected 9 September 2025) in Writ Petition No. 9604 of 2025. The …
The applicant, Ram Bilas Singh, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act seeking punishment of the opposite party, District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma, for willful disobedience of a judgment dated 04‑11‑2025 in Writ Petition No.11355 of 2025. The court noted …
The applicant, Shashi Kapoor, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Ramesh Babu Gupta, willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 21‑01‑2026 in Writ Petition No. 664 of 2026. The order was served on 02‑02‑2026, but the opposite party …
The applicant, Ramashish Singh, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite parties willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 12‑12‑2024 in Writ Petition No.19320 of 2024. The court noted that the order had been served but not complied with, …
The applicant, Ram Ashish Ram, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act seeking to punish the opposite party for willful disobedience of a judgment dated 11‑12‑2024 in Writ Petition No.19668 of 2024. The order was personally served on the opposite party on …
The applicant, Amar Nath Yadav, claimed he was entitled to a minimum salary of Rs. 18,000 per month as a forest employee, alleging that the payments were being diverted to his nephew's bank account. The opposite party, the Divisional Forest Officer, contended that the applicant had not worked since …
Reena Rani filed a petition seeking contempt proceedings against several officials of the State of Bihar, alleging wilful disobedience of an order dated 12 February 2018 issued in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 19546 of 2016. The petition claimed that the respondents had failed to comply with the …
The petitioners, appointed as Extra Departmental Agents (Stamp Vendors), sought execution of a 2012 order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) that had quashed a 2009 order rejecting their claim and directed preparation of a seniority list for possible regularisation. The High Court noted …
The petitioner Alka filed a contempt application after the Patna High Court, while disposing a criminal revision (No.267 of 2018) concerning a Section 498A case, directed the employer of the accused to conduct a preliminary inquiry into an alleged second marriage. The inquiry concluded that no …
The petitioner, Nitesh Kumar Singh, obtained a judgment from the Patna High Court quashing his termination as a police constable and directing his reinstatement with full salary. The State of Bihar and several senior police officials were alleged to have willfully disobeyed that order, leading the …
The petitioner, Ram Udgar Mahto, filed a contempt petition seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against the State of Bihar for alleged wilful disobedience of an order dated 28‑09‑2016 passed in C.W.J.C. No.2660/2014. The petitioner’s counsel, on instruction from Anuj Kumar, later submitted …
Petitioner Jay Narayan Tiwari filed a petition in the Patna High Court seeking contempt proceedings against the State of Bihar and its officials for allegedly violating an order dated 21-08-2020 in CWJC No.23236 of 2018. The petition alleged that the opposite parties knowingly and deliberately …
Petitioners Sunita Upadhyay and Rajani Kumari filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against several officials of the State of Bihar, alleging that they willfully disobeyed an order dated 03‑07‑2019 in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 13306 of 2019. …
Amoda Devi filed an application seeking a rule of contempt against the State of Bihar and its officials, alleging willful and deliberate disobedience of an order dated 16‑01‑2020 issued by Hon’ble Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh in C.W.J.C. No. 24400 of 2019. The petitioner’s counsel submitted that …
Kalawati Devi filed a contempt petition in the Patna High Court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against the State of Bihar, Union of India and several officials for allegedly violating the court's order dated 21‑12‑2019 in C.W.J.C. No. 16756 of 2016, which directed payment of a …
Janardan Prasad Singh, a former lecturer, sought back wages, pension and grant‑in‑aid benefits claiming his appointment pre‑dated the 1982 policy change. The High Court had earlier quashed the State's order denying benefits and directed the university to calculate the amount payable, which it did, …
The petition‑author Janardan Prasad Singh, a former lecturer appointed in 1979, sought payment of arrears, pension and other benefits on the ground that his college was entitled to the same financial assistance as deficit‑grant colleges affiliated before 9 December 1982. The High Court had earlier …
The petitioner, Vidyanand Das, filed a contempt petition alleging that the Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd (BSFC) willfully violated the High Court's order dated 22 June 2023, which directed the BSFC Managing Director to pay the petitioner’s retirement dues and complete necessary …
The petitioner, Vidyanand Das, filed a contempt petition alleging that the Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. (BSFC) willfully violated the High Court's order dated 22 June 2023 directing payment of his retiral dues and related formalities. The 2023 order required the Managing …
The applicant, Sanu @ Rashid, was taken into custody on 14‑16 September 2025 without a formal arrest, violating Articles 21 and 22 of the Constitution and the procedural safeguards laid down in D.K. Basu’s judgments. The police failed to produce CCTV footage despite repeated orders from the Chief …
Ramjee Singh and Company filed an application under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 seeking to hold the State of Bihar officials in contempt for allegedly willfully disobeying a prior order dated 15 September 2025, which had directed the appellate authority to decide the company's representation …
Vineeta Srinandan, a former director of Seawoods Estates Ltd., issued a circular alleging a "dog mafia" influencing judges, which the Bombay High Court held to be criminal contempt under Section 2(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 and sentenced her to one week imprisonment and a fine. She …
The Supreme Court examined the Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) unauthorised felling of over a thousand trees in the Delhi Ridge and its failure to disclose this during a hearing, despite pending applications for permission. The Court held that these actions amounted to wilful disobedience of its …
The appellant, a Tehsildar, was ordered by the Andhra Pradesh High Court to consider representations for regularising houses on government land and to maintain the status quo pending a decision. Despite the orders, he led a police force to demolish structures and evict families, beating women and …
The Wikimedia Foundation, as a defendant in a defamation suit filed by ANI Media, appealed a High Court order directing it to delete Wikipedia pages and discussion threads that commented on the court's proceedings, alleging that the order violated its freedom of speech and the sub judice principle. …
The Supreme Court examined a criminal contempt case where three appellants were accused of forging and using bogus interim orders of the Madras High Court to obstruct the execution of a decree. The High Court had convicted them of contempt and sentenced each to six months’ imprisonment, based on …
The appellants, shareholders of RBT Private Ltd., filed a contempt petition alleging that the respondent, a fellow shareholder, willfully violated court and arbitral orders by removing assets and failing to pay loan EMIs. A Single Judge of the Delhi High Court on 5 December 2023 held the respondent …
The petitioner N. Eswaranathan, convicted of several offences, filed a first Special Leave Petition (SLP) which was dismissed by the Supreme Court with an order to surrender. He subsequently filed a second SLP on the same grounds, with the same Advocate-on-Record (AOR) P. Soma Sundaram and counsel …
The Supreme Court considered a contempt petition filed by JSW Steel Ltd., which had become the successful resolution applicant for the insolvent Monnet Ispat and Energy Ltd. After the National Company Law Tribunal approved the resolution plan, the State of Chhattisgarh issued demand notices for …
The appellants, originally defendants in a suit concerning a Joint Development Agreement, gave an undertaking through their counsel in 2007 not to alienate the subject property, which the trial court later incorporated into a court order. In 2011 the plaintiffs filed an application under Order XXXIX …
The Supreme Court considered contempt petitions filed by the successful auction purchaser (Celir LLP) against the original borrower, a subsequent transferee, and the bank, alleging wilful disobedience of the Court’s 21 September 2023 judgment that confirmed the 9th auction of a secured asset and …
The Supreme Court dismissed the respondent's Special Leave Petitions and granted the landlord nine months to obtain vacant possession of the premises, subject to an undertaking. The respondent failed to file the undertaking on time, filed multiple review and extension applications, and deliberately …
The Indian Medical Association filed a writ petition alleging that Patanjali Ayurved Ltd., its managing director Acharya Balkrishna and proponent Baba Ramdev, violated an undertaking given to the Supreme Court on 21 November 2023 by holding a press conference on 22 November 2023 and publishing …
The Supreme Court granted the petitioner absolute interim anticipatory bail on 8 December 2023, ordering his release on bail if arrested. Despite this, the police remanded him to custody on 13 December 2023, and the magistrate failed to release him after the remand period, resulting in an illegal …
Prakash Kumar Dixit was removed from service in 1995; the Delhi High Court set aside the removal, imposed a minor penalty and ordered his reinstatement with backdated seniority, but the order was not implemented timely and he was denied promotion to IG before retirement. He initiated contempt …
The dispute arose from a civil suit concerning the partition of ancestral land, which led to a decree directing the Tahsildar to mutate the name of the first respondent in revenue records. The Tahsildar failed to comply, prompting a contempt petition that was initially allowed by a Single Judge but …
The Trust obtained a decree for possession of premises occupied by the Society, but the High Court stayed execution pending the Society's appeal and imposed a conditional stay requiring deposits and a status‑quo. The Society later let out the premises for exhibitions, violating the stay conditions, …
The appellant, a practising advocate and former army officer, repeatedly threatened a lady counsel, failed to appear before the Delhi High Court despite several adjournments, and filed baseless applications maligning judges, prompting the High Court to invoke its suo motu contempt jurisdiction. The …
The Allahabad High Court, hearing a writ petition filed by the Association of Retired Supreme Court and High Court Judges, directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to notify rules framed by the Chief Justice concerning domestic help and other post‑retirement benefits for former judges, and later held a …
The Supreme Court had directed the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to postpone pronouncing its judgment in a pending appeal until the result of Finolex Cables Limited's Annual General Meeting (AGM) was declared. Despite being apprised of this order, the NCLAT bench pronounced its …
The petitioners, practising advocates, filed a writ under Article 32 challenging the constitutional validity of Sections 16 and 23(5) of the Advocates Act, 1961 and Rule 2 of Order IV of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, alleging that the designation of senior advocates creates an unlawful class …
The Supreme Court examined the appropriate procedure for police to conduct media briefings during ongoing criminal investigations, balancing the public’s right to information under Article 19(1)(a) with the accused’s presumption of innocence and victims’ privacy under Article 21. An amicus curiae …
The Gujarat High Court recorded an undertaking, made by counsel on behalf of the respondents, that certain property would not be sold until the main petition was decided. Despite this, the appellants executed multiple sale deeds in favour of various purchasers, breaching the undertaking. The High …
The appellant, a registered medical practitioner, was found to have willfully defied demolition orders concerning an unauthorised building extension and was subsequently held in contempt of court, leading the High Court to suspend his licence to practise medicine. The appellant challenged the …
The petitioners, teachers appointed in West Bengal madrasas, filed contempt petitions seeking release of their salaries after the Supreme Court upheld the West Bengal Madrasa Service Commission Act, 2008, overturning a High Court decision that had declared parts of the Act unconstitutional. The …
Perry Kansagra, a father, obtained custody of his son Aditya through a series of Indian court orders, including a Supreme Court judgment directing him to secure a "mirror order" from the Kenyan court. He subsequently failed to obtain a valid mirror order, concealed the Kenyan court's refusal to …
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd sought enforcement of a Singapore arbitral award of about INR 2,562 crore against 20 respondents, including Oscar Investments Ltd and the Singh brothers. The Supreme Court examined whether the Singh brothers (contemnors 9 and 10) had willfully violated multiple orders and …
Mehmood Pracha, appearing as counsel before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), was charged with criminal contempt under Section 14 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for allegedly demanding a camera‑held hearing to make undisclosed allegations against the Chairman. The Tribunal framed the …
The Supreme Court heard a suo moto contempt petition against Perry Kansagra, a Kenyan citizen of Indian origin who had obtained custody of his son Aditya through Indian courts based on undertakings to submit to the jurisdiction of Indian courts and to comply with court orders, including obtaining a …
The Supreme Court heard contempt petitions filed by State Bank of India and other banks against Dr. Vijay Mallya for willfully disobeying High Court of Karnataka orders that restrained him from transferring or alienating assets, including the disbursement of US$40 million to trusts for his children. …
HSBC PI Holdings (Mauritius) Ltd. invested USD 60 million in Avitel, a company owned by the respondents. The Supreme Court, affirming a 2014 order, directed the respondents to maintain a USD 60 million balance in a Corporation Bank account. The respondents failed to comply, repeatedly sought …
The appellant, a practising advocate, was charged with criminal contempt after he and about fifty other lawyers obstructed police officers attempting to execute a non‑bailable warrant issued by a Madras High Court judge. The High Court found a prima facie case of contempt under Section 2(c)(iii) of …
The Supreme Court entertained a contempt petition filed by Urban Infrastructure Real Estate Fund against Dharmesh S. Jain and another for wilful disobedience of a Supreme Court order dated 28 October 2021 and a Bombay High Court order dated 8 August 2019. Despite repeated opportunities to comply …
The Urban Infrastructure Real Estate Fund (U.I.R.E.F) obtained an arbitral award of Rs 78.33 crore against Dharmesh S. Jain and others, which the Bombay High Court stayed on the condition that the respondents deposit 50% of the amount. The High Court’s order dated 08‑08‑2019 was later extended twice …
The petitioner’s 29.38‑acre land in Bihar was initially acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 with a 1981 notification and possession taken, later declared a protected forest. An award was passed in 2006, but the Supreme Court in August 2015 held that the acquisition proceedings had lapsed …
The appellant, a qualified Chartered Accountant, was appointed Manager (Finance) and later Deputy Chief (Finance) at Manganese Ore (India) Ltd. He was suspended and subsequently dismissed following a series of show-cause notices after reporting late to work due to his father's death. The High Court …
The Suraz India Trust, chaired by Rajiv Daiya, filed a large number of public interest litigations that the Supreme Court deemed frivolous and ordered the Trust and its chairman to refrain from filing further petitions, imposing exemplary costs of Rs. 25 lakh. Daiya failed to pay the costs, …
The petitioners, directors of Parul Polymers Pvt. Ltd., obtained a conditional stay from the Delhi High Court on 8 April 2015, undertaking to deposit Rs 7 crore in three instalments by 30 June 2015. They later issued post‑dated cheques dated 6 May 2015, which bounced on 8 May 2015, and subsequently …
The Committee of Creditors (CoC) of Amtek Auto Ltd., through Corporation Bank, filed a contempt petition against Deccan Value Investors (DVI) after the Supreme Court rejected DVI's application seeking to renegotiate its approved resolution plan on the ground of COVID‑19. DVI also moved a …
The case arose from a family dispute between Rama Narang (petitioner) and his sons Ramesh and Rajesh Narang (respondents) who were directors of a company. The Supreme Court had earlier ordered a settlement (Consent Order) requiring joint management of the company, but the petitioner alleged that the …
The Supreme Court dealt with a contempt petition filed by the Seth Group against the Mittal Group arising from a joint‑venture dispute over land development, license renewal and EDC liabilities. Both parties had executed a Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) on 4 May 2015, which the Court incorporated …
The Supreme Court, hearing a suo motu criminal contempt petition against senior advocate Prashant Bhushan, affirmed his conviction for scandalising the judiciary through tweets and an affidavit alleging misconduct by judges. The Court held that the defence of truth under Section 13 of the Contempt …
The Supreme Court, acting suo motu, took cognizance of two tweets posted by advocate Prashant Bhushan that alleged the Chief Justice of India was riding a luxury motorcycle while keeping the Court in "lockdown" and that the Supreme Court had facilitated the destruction of democracy. The Court …
The Supreme Court entertained a suo motu contempt petition filed against Vijay Kurle, Rashid Khan Pathan and Nilesh Ojha for circulating letters containing scandalous and scurrilous allegations against two Supreme Court judges. The Court examined whether it could initiate contempt proceedings …
Shyam Sahni filed a civil suit seeking declaration, possession, injunction and partition of property inherited from his mother. Respondent No.1 (Arjun Prakash) and his father created an equitable mortgage on the property to secure a bank loan and repeatedly failed to honour undertakings to clear the …
The District Bar Association of Dehradun challenged a High Court order directing Bar Associations to withdraw a long‑standing Saturday strike by advocates in Dehradun, Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar, and to initiate disciplinary action against those who persisted. The petitioners argued that the …
The mother, alleged to suffer from paranoid schizophrenia, filed a guardianship petition seeking custody of her minor daughter, while the father sought custody on grounds of the mother’s mental illness and alleged cruelty. The mother counter‑alleged that the father sexually abused the child. Three …
The appellant, a meritorious candidate claiming reservation in the sports and games category, was denied admission to the MBBS course after the statutory cut‑off date of 30 September 2015. The High Court, relying on the decision in Jasmine Kaur, refused admission and awarded only monetary …
The petitioner sought enforcement of a Singapore arbitral award of about Rs.3,500 crore against respondents who owned Fortis Healthcare. The Supreme Court had earlier ordered a status‑quo on 11 August 2017, clarified on 31 August 2017 and modified on 15 February 2018, prohibiting any change in the …
The petitioners, junior engineers who obtained B.Tech (Civil) degrees through distance education between 2001‑2005, passed the AICTE test in June 2018 and claimed that the respondents had violated Supreme Court directions by not granting them promotions and other benefits. The Supreme Court had …
Advocate Rakesh Tiwari entered the chamber of Chief Judicial Magistrate Alok Pandey with several junior lawyers, hurled abusive language, threatened physical assault and attempted to intimidate the magistrate. The Allahabad High Court held that such conduct amounted to criminal contempt under …
The Supreme Court, hearing a suo motu contempt petition (CrL.) No.1 of 2019, affirmed that advocate Mathews J. Nedumpara had committed contempt of court for statements made in the face of the Court. He tendered an affidavit of apology and was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, suspended on …
The Supreme Court examined the conduct of advocate Mathews J. Nedumpara, who repeatedly insulted and attempted to browbeat judges during proceedings, and held that such behaviour amounts to contempt in the face of the Court. The Court noted his prior disruptive conduct before tribunals and the …
The Supreme Court heard three contempt petitions filed by Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd. against Reliance Communications Ltd., Reliance Telecom Ltd. and Reliance Infratel Ltd. (collectively the Reliance Companies) for failing to honour a settlement of INR 550 crore that was ordered to be paid by 30 …
The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD Board) occupied land in 1991 and was directed by the Madras High Court to ensure "fair and reasonable" compensation to the landowner. The District Collector fixed the land value at Rs 200 per sq ft (based on the 2012 guideline) and the Board paid …
The petition filed by advocate R. Muthukrishnan challenged the validity of the Madras High Court's amended Rules 14A‑14D, which purported to empower the High Court to debar advocates for various forms of professional misconduct. The core issue was whether Section 34 of the Advocates Act, 1961 …
The petitioners filed a writ under Article 32 seeking a declaration that Supreme Court proceedings of constitutional and national importance be live‑streamed and that a regulatory framework be established. The Court examined whether live‑streaming is compatible with the constitutional mandate of …
The appellant, R.S. Sehrawat, a junior engineer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, was convicted by the Delhi High Court for contempt of court for allegedly filing a false affidavit concerning the demolition of unauthorised structures in Sainik Farms. He appealed to the Supreme Court under …
Meenal Bhargava and Naveen Sharma, a married couple, lived in the US/Canada and had a child, Pranav. The husband obtained a Canadian court order granting him custody and directing the child’s return, which the wife ignored and brought the child to India, prompting the husband to file a habeas corpus …
The Supreme Court examined petitions filed under Article 32 seeking an inquiry into the death of Judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya, who died on 1 December 2014 while presiding over the Sohrabuddin case. The petitioners relied on media reports alleging foul play and questioned the conduct of the judges …
The appellants challenged a Himachal Pradesh High Court contempt order that held the petroleum dealers' policy guidelines, framed on 17‑02‑2014 and notified on 21‑05‑2014, to be in violation of a Supreme Court judgment dated 17‑05‑2012. The 2012 judgment had directed the parties to maintain the …
Asok Pandey, a member of the Bar, filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking mandamus directing the Supreme Court to prescribe a fixed procedure for constituting benches—three‑judge benches to consist of the Chief Justice of India and the two senior‑most judges, and Constitution benches to …
The employee Rajeshwar Mahto was terminated by Birla Corporation Ltd. and challenged the termination before an Industrial Tribunal, which held he was not a "workman". The High Court set aside that award, declaring him a workman, but the Supreme Court later allowed the corporation's appeal, …
The petitioners, Ajayinder Sangwan and others, filed a contempt petition under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, alleging that the Bar Council of India (BCI) willfully disobeyed Supreme Court orders dated 14 December 2017, 23 August 2017 and 24 November 2017 concerning the election schedule for …
The Supreme Court heard appeals against a Delhi High Court judgment that limited the benefit of a rehabilitation order to only the petitioners in a public interest litigation concerning the demolition of slum dwellers' jhuggi clusters. The petitioners sought relocation and compensation for all …
ECL Finance Ltd filed a contempt petition alleging that the respondents had breached a consent decree dated 14 August 2015. The Single Judge of the Bombay High Court admitted the petition and issued a notice to the respondents, after which the respondents filed an intra‑court appeal under Section 19 …
An accused in an NDPS case complained that his advocate had charged exorbitant fees and withdrawn from representation, seeking a refund. The Bar Council disciplinary authority examined the complaint, absolved the advocate, and ordered a partial refund of Rs.4 lakhs. The High Court, however, …
Satwant Singh, an investigating officer, arrested Malkeet Singh on a charge of murder (Section 307 IPC) after the latter had been granted anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the CrPC. The High Court had ordered that the bail protection applied only to offences listed in its order, leading to a …
The Supreme Court had earlier ordered the closure and relocation of industrial units operating in residential or non‑conforming areas of Delhi, directing that such premises be sealed and only de‑sealed upon an undertaking not to resume industrial activity. Respondent Sanjay Gupta, the occupier of …
The Supreme Court examined a large group of contempt petitions filed by newspaper establishments alleging that they had failed to implement the Majithia Wage Board Award, which had been upheld by the Court in a 2014 judgment. The petitioners claimed wilful disobedience of the award, seeking civil …
The Supreme Court suo motu initiated contempt proceedings against Justice C.S. Karnan of the Madras High Court for repeatedly issuing letters and orders that alleged corruption and caste-based discrimination against numerous judges, including Supreme Court judges, and for publicly scandalising the …
The Baranagore Jute Factory in liquidation was to receive compensation from the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) for land acquisition. The compensation, after deduction of tax deducted at source (TDS), was to be deposited with the High Court and kept under its protection. The company’s …
The Delhi High Court suo motu initiated contempt proceedings against the editor, city editor, publisher and cartoonist of the newspaper Mid Day for publishing articles and a cartoon that alleged judicial impropriety by former Chief Justice Y.K. Sabharwal, deeming the publications contemptuous of the …
The Supreme Court examined the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) failure to implement the Lodha Committee recommendations, particularly the appointment of a CAG nominee to the Apex Council, despite a prior judgment dated 18 July 2016. The Court found that President Anurag Thakur had …
The Supreme Court examined a contempt petition filed after the respondent, Balbir, evaded arrest by remaining admitted in a private hospital for 527 days without medical justification, despite a Supreme Court order cancelling his bail and directing his surrender. The Court found that the respondent …
Yatin Narendra Oza, a senior counsel of the Gujarat High Court, was held liable for contempt after making unwarranted speeches, letters and statements that the Gujarat High Court deemed scandalous. The High Court issued a notice under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 restraining him from further …
The petitioner filed contempt petitions alleging that the respondents, including state transport authorities and the contractor M/s Utsav Safety Systems Pvt. Ltd., failed to implement the High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) scheme in accordance with Supreme Court orders dated 8 December 2011, …
Advocate Mahipal Singh Rana threatened a civil judge in Etah on two occasions, leading the Allahabad High Court to convict him of criminal contempt under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 and impose two months' imprisonment, a fine, and a ban on appearing in Etah courts until he purged the contempt. …
The appellant challenged a criminal contempt proceeding initiated by the Allahabad High Court against several persons for an article published on 10 November 2008 that named judges. Two advocates filed an application on 18 November 2008 seeking suo motu contempt action, but the High Court only took …
The Committee of Management of Anuragi Devi Degree College sought a writ of mandamus directing Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University to extend its temporary affiliation for the 2015-16 academic session after the statutory deadline had passed. The college had applied for permanent affiliation, but …
Petitioners C. Chakkaravarty and others filed a contempt petition under Article 129 of the Constitution and Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the respondents, the Government of Pondicherry, violated the Supreme Court’s 2010 judgment in N. Suresh Nathan v. Union of India which …
Senior IPS officer Sanjiv Rajendra Bhatt filed writ petitions under Article 32 seeking transfer of investigations into two criminal cases to the CBI or a fresh Special Investigation Team (SIT), alleging that he was present at a 2002 Gujarat meeting, that the Court‑appointed SIT leaked confidential …
The Board of Trustees of the Port of Mumbai (Petitioner) obtained an eviction decree against Nikhil N. Gupta and his company (Respondents) who had continued to occupy premises after a lease expired in 1952. The Supreme Court, dismissing a special leave petition, granted the Respondents one year to …
The plaintiff, New Delhi Television Ltd, filed a civil suit against Quantum Securities Pvt Ltd and others seeking a permanent injunction restraining defamatory communications and damages. During the suit, the plaintiff filed a Notice of Motion under Order XXXIX of the CPC and obtained an ex‑parte …
M.V. Jayarajan delivered a public speech in Kannur criticizing a Kerala High Court order that prohibited meetings on public roads, using language that the court deemed abusive, including calling judges "idiots" and employing the regional term "sumbhan". The High Court convicted him of criminal …
Advocate Amit Chanchal Jha was convicted by the Delhi High Court for criminal contempt after allegedly abusing a lady advocate in the courtroom, resulting in a seven‑day imprisonment, three‑month debarment and a direction to refer the matter to the Bar Council of India. Jha appealed to the Supreme …
E. Bapanaiah, a depositor, filed a contempt petition against K.S. Raju, promoter director of Nagarjuna Finance Ltd., alleging wilful breach of an undertaking given to the Company Law Board (CLB) to repay deposits. The High Court division bench set aside the conviction and sentence imposed by a …
The Supreme Court examined an editorial published by Arun Shourie that criticised a report of a Commission of Inquiry headed by a sitting Supreme Court Judge, Justice Kuldip Singh. Dr. Subramanian Swamy filed contempt petitions alleging that the editorial scandalised the Court. The Court was asked …
Bal Kishan Giri, a practising advocate, filed a complaint in the Allahabad High Court alleging that three High Court judges were biased and would grant bail to accused gangsters linked to a local MLA, after his nephew was murdered. The High Court issued a show‑cause notice for contempt, to which …
The appellant, a lawyer, was convicted of criminal contempt under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, by the Allahabad High Court and fined Rs.20,000. He appealed the conviction and fine before the Supreme Court (Criminal Appeal No. 686 of 2010). The Supreme Court, while noting the …
The petitioner, a lifetime trustee of the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust, alleged that respondent No.6 failed to give notice of a Board of Trustees meeting as ordered by this Court on 14 February 2014, constituting willful contempt. The Court had earlier stayed the meeting scheduled for 7 …
The Bihar State Government Sec. SCL. Teachers Association, representing BSES teachers, sought enforcement of a Supreme Court‑mandated merger of the Bihar Subordinate Education Service (BSES) with the Bihar Education Service (BES). Although the Court had restored the 2006 merger resolution and …
Ram Niranjan Roy, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, intervened in a public interest writ before the Patna High Court and shouted at the judges, claiming personal grievances over his posting. The High Court held him guilty of contempt under Section 14 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, ordered his …
The petitioner obtained a writ from the Gauhati High Court directing the Union of India to re‑designate him as a Warrant Officer and extend his pay. The Union appealed to the Supreme Court (Civil Appeal No. 25 of 2008), which dismissed the appeal, thereby upholding the High Court’s directions. The …
A complaint alleging irregularities in construction works at the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha was investigated by the Lokayukt, which referred the matter to the Special Police Establishment (SPE) under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The Vidhan Sabha Secretary issued letters claiming a breach of …
The respondents, contract Radio Operators of ONGC, were ordered by the Madras High Court in 2006 to be absorbed as Marine Assistant Radio Operators or, if no posts were available, to receive pay parity. The corporation complied with the pay‑parity direction but did not create supernumerary Marine …
Ram Kishan, a former Under Secretary (Legal) of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd., was compulsorily retired and later obtained reinstatement with all consequential benefits, but without back wages, from the High Court. The Supreme Court subsequently granted him back wages, yet the employer …
The Supreme Court examined a contempt petition filed by Rajeshwar Singh, an Assistant Director of the Enforcement Directorate, who alleged that respondents including Subrata Roy Sahara were intimidating him and attempting to derail the court‑monitored investigation into the 2G Spectrum scam. The …
Gojer Brothers Private Limited had leased land to a school which, after a prolonged eviction suit, continued to occupy the premises. The State of West Bengal issued a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to acquire the land for the school, and the appellant filed …
The appellant, a former Deputy Director of the Enforcement Directorate, alleged that respondents deliberately suppressed material facts about a mistaken Interpol notice, causing him to remain in judicial custody for 36 days. He filed a criminal contempt petition under Article 215 of the …
The Supreme Court examined contempt proceedings against T.C. Gupta, Director General of Town & Country Planning, Haryana, who had granted a licence for a residential plotted colony after the High Court had issued an interim order directing a status‑quo on allotments. The Court held that contempt is …
The respondents challenged the acquisition of their land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Punjab & Haryana High Court ordered the state officials (appellants) to furnish names of landowners whose lands were released without filing objections under Section 5A. The appellants mistakenly …
The appellant, a teacher in a private aided school, refused to contribute to a tax demand and was suspended and later terminated without proper approval or a fair inquiry, violating the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Act, 1977 and principles of natural justice. The …
Arun Kumar Yadav, a litigant, entered a courtroom on 5 September 2005 and shouted threatening, unparliamentary remarks at a Judicial Magistrate who was dictating an order. The magistrate lodged a complaint, and the Allahabad High Court framed a charge of criminal contempt under Section 12 of the …
Manoj H. Mishra, a tradesman and union leader at Kakrapar Atomic Power Project, wrote a letter to a newspaper describing a flood‑induced accident and alleging corruption. He was charged with unauthorised communication to the press, criticism of project management and breach of confidentiality, and …
The Supreme Court entertained suo motu contempt petitions arising from its own directions on medical college admissions in Chhattisgarh, finding that the Director of Medical Education, Dr. S.L. Adile, and four other officials wilfully flouted the Court's schedule and admitted two candidates, …
The Supreme Court considered multiple writ petitions and appeals filed by private teacher‑education colleges, including Maa Vaishno Devi Mahila Mahavidyalaya, which had obtained recognition from the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) but were denied affiliation by universities and the …
Senior advocate R.K. Anand was held guilty of contempt for attempting to suborn a court witness in a criminal trial where he represented the accused. The Delhi High Court punished him with a four‑month ban from appearing before the High Court, a fine of Rs 2,000 and recommended that he be stripped …
The appellant, Dipak Kumar Mukherjee, challenged the illegal construction of a multi‑storeyed building by respondent No.7 (a construction company) that exceeded the two‑storey plan sanctioned under the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980. Despite a stop‑work notice and a demolition order passed …
The Supreme Court was approached after a television channel disclosed confidential settlement proposals between Sahara India Real Estate Corp. Ltd. and SEBI during pending litigation, raising concerns about media reporting of sub‑judice matters. The Court examined whether it could issue guidelines …
The appellants were convicted for the murder of Pyara Singh, who died after being assaulted with lathis by four accused. The trial hinged on the testimony of three eye‑witnesses, including the victim's son and wife, while the post‑mortem report prepared by the government medical officer (PW3) …
The Supreme Court, in response to numerous applications seeking clarification or modification of its 27 April 2012 judgment, reaffirmed that Rule 100 of the Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 bars the use of any black film or other material on safety glasses, windscreens or side glasses of vehicles, …
The appellant, a high‑scoring candidate in the MBBS entrance exam, was denied admission to the MBBS course despite being present at the second counseling, while lower‑scoring candidates were admitted. The High Court initially granted her relief, but the Division Bench set aside that order. The …
The case involved a claim for compensation under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act after the death of Nanag Ram, a 36‑year‑old machine operator, in a road accident. The claimants sought Rs.24 lakh, while the insurer challenged the award on several grounds. The Supreme Court examined whether the …
The appellants, Priya Gupta and Akanksha Adile, were admitted to the MBBS programme at Government Medical College, Jagdalpur on 30 September 2006 through a hurried process that ignored higher‑ranking candidates, allegedly due to favouritism (the father of the second appellant was the Director of …
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) had been directed by the Supreme Court in 2011 to identify regular practitioners for voting rights under the "One Bar One Vote" principle. While the Implementation Committee was carrying out this task, the SCBA held a General Body Meeting on 16 January 2012 …
The respondents, transferred to the Indian Railways, sought seniority and promotion benefits under a 2005 order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). The department allegedly failed to fully implement the order, prompting the respondents to file a contempt petition before the CAT, which in …
The murder of Aarushi Talwar and the subsequent killing of domestic help Hemraj led to a criminal trial before the Special Judicial Magistrate (CBI) in Ghaziabad. Dr. Rajesh Talwar and Dr. Nupur Talwar filed separate transfer petitions under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, seeking to …
The Supreme Court examined the persistent failure of several State Governments and Union Territories to implement the High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) scheme mandated under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The petitioners sought enforcement of the statutory provisions and earlier Supreme Court …
The appellants, children and legal representatives of the deceased landlord, filed a contempt petition under Section 11(2) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, alleging that the respondents had abused the process of the court by filing a second application in execution proceedings. The High Court …
H.G. Rangangoud applied for a mining lease which was later reserved by the Central Government in favour of State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. The Karnataka High Court, through a single judge, quashed the reservation. Before filing an appeal, Rangangoud informed the State Government of the order …
Kanwar Singh Saini appealed against a conviction for criminal contempt by the Delhi High Court for allegedly breaching an undertaking given in a civil suit that resulted in a decree granting a permanent injunction. The Supreme Court held that an application under Order XXXIX Rule 2A of the CPC is …
A local committee staged a satyagraha outside the Jalpaiguri District Court, preventing judges from entering the premises. The Calcutta High Court issued suo motu contempt rules against 16 agitators and several officials, finding them guilty of criminal contempt under Section 2(c) of the Contempt of …
The National Campaign for Dignity and Rights of Sewerage and Allied Workers filed a public interest litigation before the Delhi High Court seeking safety measures and compensation for sewage workers who died in hazardous conditions. The High Court issued interim directions ordering the Delhi Jal …
Vishram Singh Raghu Banshi, a practising advocate, was found to have abused the presiding magistrate with vulgar language after the magistrate questioned his involvement in an alleged impersonation of a surrendering accused. The magistrate complained, leading to contempt proceedings under Section 15 …
The NGO Kalyaneswari and its Secretary B.K. Sharma filed a writ petition in the Gujarat High Court seeking the closure of an asbestos manufacturing unit, which the High Court dismissed as being filed at the behest of rival industrial groups and lacking bona fides. Undeterred, they approached the …
The appellant L.K. Trust claimed that a concluded contract existed between it and EDC Ltd. for the sale of a mortgaged hotel property, arguing that the mortgagor (Falcon Retreat Pvt. Ltd., respondent No.3) had lost its statutory right of redemption under Section 60 of the Transfer of Property Act. …
Advocates O.P. Sharma and others verbally abused and threatened a Judicial Magistrate in a Faridabad court, using filthy language and slogans. The High Court, acting suo motu, convicted them of criminal contempt under s.2(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 and sentenced them to simple …
The case arose when an elected MLA, Parithi Llamvazhuthi, was granted conditional bail to take oath in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, but an application filed by Inspector Rajendra Kumar sought cancellation of that bail on the basis of a false statement that the MLA was in police custody. The MLA alleged …
The Supreme Court examined the implementation of the High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) scheme introduced under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. While earlier judgments upheld the Central Government's power to issue the scheme, many states failed to comply, …
