Supreme Court Addresses Contempt of Court in Suraz India Trust Case (2021) The Supreme Court of India, in a significant judgment, addressed the issue of contempt of court arising from the actions of Mr. Rajiv Daiya, Chairman of Suraz India Trust. The case highlights the importance of maintaining the dignity of judicial institutions and the […]
Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petition in Family Business Dispute: Rama Narang vs. Ramesh Narang (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the respondents’ actions constituted contempt of court for violating a prior consent order, despite subsequent orders from the Company Law Board (CLB). CASE TYPE: Contempt of Court, Family Business Dispute Case Name: Rama Narang vs. Ramesh Narang
Supreme Court Holds Directors Guilty of Contempt for Violating Orders in Daiichi Sankyo Case Date of the Judgment: 15 November 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 1137 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, Deepak Gupta, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can repeated assurances and undertakings given to a court be disregarded with impunity? The Supreme Court of India addressed this
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 Dismisses Contempt Application in Daily Wage Regularization Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a contempt application is maintainable when the order of the court has been complied with by considering the case of regularization of a daily wage employee and payment of minimum pay scale, even if the claim for regularization was rejected. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Addresses Contempt of Court by Advocate Mathews Nedumpara (27 March 2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Contempt of Court Proceedings and punishment for misconduct by an Advocate. CASE TYPE: Contempt of Court Case Name: IN RE: MR. MATHEWS NEDUMPARA Judgment Date: 27 March 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 27 March 2019 Citation: Suo Motu Contempt
Supreme Court Addresses Contempt of Court and Dismisses Second Review Petition Date of the Judgment: March 12, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 229 Judges: Rohinton Fali Nariman, J., Vineet Saran, J. Can a lawyer’s disrespectful behavior towards the court be considered contempt, and can a second review petition be filed under Article 32 of the Constitution?
Supreme Court Holds Reliance Companies in Contempt for Breaching Undertakings: Ericsson vs. State Bank of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Reliance Companies were in contempt of court for breaching undertakings given to the Supreme Court regarding payment to Ericsson. CASE TYPE: Contempt of Court Case Name: Reliance Communication Limited & Ors. vs. State Bank of
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
Supreme Court sets aside contempt sentence in K.K. Jha vs. Jharkhand High Court (2018) Read Post »
LEGAL ISSUE: Appealability of an order issuing notice in a contempt petition. CASE TYPE: Contempt of Court Case Name: ECL Finance Ltd vs. Harikishan Shankarji Gudipati & Ors. Judgment Date: 16 November 2017 Can an appeal be filed against a notice issued in a contempt petition? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for contempt of court can be sustained without providing the contemnor a fair opportunity to present their case and cross-examine witnesses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Contempt Case Name: Rajiv Dawar vs. High Court of Delhi Judgment Date: 26 July 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 26 July 2017 Citation: Not provided
