Contempt of Courts Act Archives

Bhopal Gas Tragedy Cleanup | MP High Court mandates immediate action & accountability after 40 years of delay in remediation

The Court criticized the authorities for their prolonged inertia despite prior orders and sanctioned plans.

Karnataka HC initiates suo motu proceedings vis-a-vis non-compliance of Court orders by various government/semi-govt. authorities

The Court sternly noted that casual, lethargic and insensitive approach on the part of the authorities towards the compliance of the orders and directions of the courts cannot be tolerated.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

‘High Court desisted from exercising contempt jurisdiction despite finding contemnor guilty’; Supreme Court sets aside Calcutta HC stay order

Supreme Court reiterated that in addition to punishing a contemnor for disobeying its orders, the Court can also ensure that such a contemnor does not continue to enjoy the benefits of his disobedience by merely suffering the punishment meted out to him.

Case Briefs High Courts

[Contempt of Court] Delhi High Court sentences a man to six months simple imprisonment for seeking death penalty for a High Court Judge

“Respondent has used utter derogatory language for the Single Judge bench to the extent of saying that the Single Judge is a ‘thief’ and he has full proof of the same.”