Supreme Court Upholds Contempt Conviction of Advocate for Misconduct: Gulshan Bajwa vs. Registrar, High Court of Delhi (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in convicting an advocate for contempt of court based on his conduct and statements made in court and in various applications. CASE TYPE: Criminal Contempt Case Name: Gulshan Bajwa […]
Supreme Court Limits High Court Powers on Post-Retirement Benefits and Contempt: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Association of Retired Judges (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can direct the State Government to implement rules framed by the Chief Justice regarding post-retirement benefits for former judges and whether criminal contempt can be initiated against government
Supreme Court Holds Naveen Sharma in Contempt for Defying Child Custody Order (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Contempt of Court for non-compliance with orders regarding child custody. CASE TYPE: Contempt Jurisdiction Case Name: Meenal Bhargava vs. Naveen Sharma & Ors. Judgment Date: May 16, 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: May 16, 2023 Citation: Not Available in
Supreme Court Punishes Contemnor for Defying Orders in Child Custody Case LEGAL ISSUE: Contempt of Court for failing to comply with orders regarding child custody. CASE TYPE: Contempt Jurisdiction Case Name: Meenal Bhargava vs. Naveen Sharma & Ors. Judgment Date: May 16, 2023 Date of the Judgment: May 16, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 540 Judges:
Supreme Court Imposes Sentence for Contempt in Child Custody Case: In Re: Perry Kansagra (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Sentencing for Contempt of Court CASE TYPE: Contempt of Court, Family Law Case Name: In Re: Perry Kansagra Judgment Date: 3 November 2022 Date of the Judgment: 3 November 2022 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha,
Supreme Court Upholds Contempt Conviction, Modifies Sentence for Advocate Misconduct Date of the Judgment: 10 May 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 449 Judges: Arun Mishra, J. and Navin Sinha, J. Can an advocate’s misconduct towards a judge be excused? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case involving an advocate who was
Supreme Court overturns contempt conviction for false affidavit: R.S. Sehrawat vs. Rajeev Malhotra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a contempt conviction for filing a false affidavit can be sustained when the affidavit is supported by contemporaneous official records and without a specific charge being framed. CASE TYPE: Contempt of Court/Criminal Case Name: R.S. Sehrawat vs. Rajeev
Supreme Court Sets Aside Contempt Sentence: K.K. Jha vs. Jharkhand High Court (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sentence for criminal contempt should be set aside due to the contemnor’s health condition and non-practice in the relevant jurisdiction. CASE TYPE: Criminal Contempt Case Name: K.K. Jha “Kamal” vs. Jharkhand High Court & Anr. [Judgment Date]: July
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