Supreme Court Clarifies Appointment Process for Assistant Teachers in Uttar Pradesh Date of the Judgment: 13 December 2019 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and M. R. Shah, J. The Supreme Court of India addressed contempt petitions concerning the appointment of assistant teachers in Uttar Pradesh. The core issue was whether the State had violated previous […]
Supreme Court Directs Payment in Contempt Case: Kotak Mahindra Bank vs. Sanjiv Gupta (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a party is in contempt of court for not complying with an earlier order to pay a specific amount. CASE TYPE: Contempt of Court Case Name: Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited vs. Mr. Sanjiv Gupta & Others Judgment Date:
Supreme Court overturns contempt order in trademark case: U.C. Surendranath vs. Mambally’s Bakery (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether there was willful disobedience of an interim injunction order warranting punishment under Order XXXIX Rule 2A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. CASE TYPE: Civil Contempt Case Name: U.C. Surendranath vs. Mambally’s Bakery Judgment Date: 22 July
Supreme Court Addresses Contempt in Jantar Mantar Construction Case Date of the Judgment: 9 July 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 697 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and Indira Banerjee, J. Can authorities be held in contempt for not demolishing a structure near a protected monument, even if no explicit demolition order was issued? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Upholds Pension Based on Notional Salary in Contempt Case: State of Bihar vs. Meera Tiwary (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can direct the calculation of pension based on the notional salary of a higher post in a contempt proceeding, when the employee was promoted to that post but the employer claims
Supreme Court Directs Construction of New Building to Resolve Housing Society Dispute: Sant Lal Gupta vs. Umesh Kumar Jain (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Enforcement of a court order and addressing the rights of both original and subsequently inducted members of a housing society. CASE TYPE: Contempt Petition in a Civil Matter Case Name: Sant Lal Gupta
RBI Contempt Case: Supreme Court enforces RTI Act on Bank Information (2019) Date of the Judgment: 26 April 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and M.R. Shah, J. Can a regulatory body like the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) withhold information about bank inspections under the guise of fiduciary relationships or economic
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 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 overturns High Court order on land compensation: Er. K. Arumugam vs. V. Balakrishnan & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can, in contempt proceedings, go beyond the original order to determine compensation. CASE TYPE: Contempt of Court/Land Acquisition. Case Name: Er. K. Arumugam vs. V. Balakrishnan & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 06
Supreme Court Addresses Contempt of Court in Sealing Case: M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an elected Member of Parliament (MP) taking law into his own hands by breaking a seal placed by a municipal authority constitutes contempt of court, especially when the sealing was not directly related to the orders
Supreme Court Clarifies Refund Terms for Super Bazar Revival Bidder: Writers and Publishers Pvt Ltd vs. A K Mishra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of refund terms in a court-monitored revival process. CASE TYPE: Corporate Insolvency/Revival. Case Name: M/S Writers and Publisher Pvt Ltd vs. A K Mishra, Official Liquidator, The Cooperative Stores Ltd. Super Bazar.
