Top Law News No contempt move for now, Delhi college teachers told May 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Monday said that no contempt proceedings would be initiated against the teachers of Delhi University-affiliated Dyal Singh College who had flouted the court’s order by protesting against the semester system, but asked all teachers to cooperate in the system’s implementation. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra contempt Delhi college teachers Delhi High Court DUTA Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Top Law News Court pulls up lawyer facing contempt charges January 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pulling up a lawyer facing contempt of court proceedings, the Gujarat High Court has been directed him to remain present before it Jan 24. The bench comprising Justices A.M. Kapadia and B.N. Mehta directed Girish Das, in a suo motu contempt proceeding, to be present in court as he failed to do so during a […] Read more » charges contempt lawyer
Top Law News Contempt of court only arises on disobedience of order: Apex court October 17, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that the proceedings against a person accused of contempt of court could not be initiated merely on speculation, assumptions and inference drawn from the fact and circumstances of the case, but only on ‘wilful disobedience’ of the court’s order. ‘In our considered opinion’, the apex court bench of Justice J.M. […] Read more » apex court arises contempt Court disobedience order
Top Law News Contempt proceedings ordered against Kerala CPI-M leader October 12, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court Tuesday ordered contempt proceedings against senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader M.V. Jayarajan for his outburst against judges in July. A three-member full bench comprising Chief Justice J. Chelameswar, Justice A.K. Basheer and Justice K.M. Joseph ordered this while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL). Jayarajan, 50, while speaking at […] Read more » against contempt CPI-M leader Kerala ordered proceedings
Top Law News Rubabuddin charges Modi with contempt of apex court September 2, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rubabuddin Sheikh, the brother of staged-shootout victim Sohrabuddin Sheikh, Wednesday served a legal notice on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi charging him with contempt of the Supreme Court with his derogatory remarks against the CBI that is probing the case. The notice dated Aug 28 sought a response within a week whereafter he would take […] Read more » apex court charges contempt Modi Rubabuddin
Top Law News Lower courts cannot prosecute for contempt of court August 5, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Lower courts cannot prosecute for contempt of court The Delhi High Court Thursday held that the lower courts have no power to prosecute a person for contempt of court. Setting aside a lower court order, Justice S.N. Dhingra ruled that only higher courts can take cognisance of contempt committed by a person against lower judiciary. The court’s direction came on a case where […] Read more » contempt Court prosecute
Top Law News No contempt proceedings against Sibal: apex court July 15, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking initiation of contempt of court proceedings against Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal for criticising judicial functioning in 1995. An apex court bench of Justices J.M. Panchal and A.K. Patnaik said Sibal’s message in a souvenir had been quoted out of context. The court said the […] Read more » contempt proceedings.Sibal
Top Law News Supreme Court okays contempt case against lawyer July 15, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court okays contempt case against lawyer The Supreme Court Wednesday permitted contempt proceedings against advocate Prashant Bhushan for casting aspersions on judges, including Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, and making objectionable remarks against them. A bench of Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice Cyriac Joseph and Justice H.L. Dattu said that the contempt petition moved by amicus curiae Harish Salve would be heard Nov […] Read more » case contempt lawyer
Top Law News Reply to plea on contempt proceedings, Andhra told June 25, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday asked Andhra Pradesh to file a reply on a petition seeking to initiate contempt proceedings against the state government for breaching the court’s interim order in the appointment of secondary grade teachers. The vacation bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice A.K. Patnaik gave the state […] Read more » contempt proceedings