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Contempt of Court, Doctor

Contempt of Court: Doctor Apologizes Before Court, Commits to do Community Service

Apologizing to the High Court of Karnataka, a Bengaluru doctor has given an undertaking to involve herself in community work at a government hospital. The 33-year-old, who practices in a private hospital,... Read more »
Gujarat HC

Kheda Public Flogging: Gujarat HC to Frame Charges Against Police Officials

The Gujarat High Court has stated that it will formally frame charges against four police officers, including an inspector, next month on allegations of contempt of court in connection with their alleged... Read more »
Bombay HC

Contempt of Court: HC Sentences Maha Govt Officers to One Month Imprisonment

 The Bombay High Court sentenced five high-ranking State government officers to one month of civil imprisonment for contempt of its orders, before eventually staying the sentence for a week. A Bench of... Read more »
CV Varghese

Kerala HC Initiates Contempt Against CPI(M) Secretary for Defying Orders

The Kerala High Court has recently taken suo moto proceeding against CV Varghese, the Idukki District Secretary of CPI (M), for continuing in the construction of party offices despite orders from the... Read more »

Contempt Case: MP HC Division Bench Halts IAS Officers Conviction

A two-judge bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court here has recently stayed a single bench’s decision to convict former Chhatarpur district collector Shailendra Singh and additional collector Amar Bahadur Singh in... Read more »

Allahabad HC Issues Bailable Warrant Against Retired UP Bureaucrat For Contempt

The Allahabad High Court has recently issued a bailable warrant against retired bureaucrat Prashant Trivedi in a contempt of court case. The Lucknow bench of the high court has scheduled August 29... Read more »
2006 Tis Hazari Violence

Contempt of Court: Delhi HC Discharges Ex-DHCBA President in 2006 Tis Hazari Violence Case

The Delhi High Court on Friday  discharged approximately twelve lawyers, including former Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) President Rajiv Khosla, in connection with a criminal contempt of court case linked to... Read more »
Punjab and Haryana HC

Contempt of Court: Punjab and Haryana HC Revives Case Against Former Judge in Murder Acquittal

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently revived a contempt of court case against former Additional Sessions Judge Jatinder Walia of Kapurthala. The judge is accused of acquitting a murder suspect... Read more »
Contempt of Court

Delhi HC Discharges Gurumurthy in Contempt Petition Over Tweets Against Justice Muralidhar

The Delhi High Court on Thursday discharged RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy in a criminal contempt of court petition that was filed against him for his tweets directed at Justice S Muralidhar. A... Read more »
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Contempt of Court: Gujarat HC Closes Proceedings Against Senior Advocate Percy Kavina

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday closed the suo motu contempt proceedings against Senior Advocate Percy Kavina for his use of “unparliamentary” language directed at a sitting judge of the High Court.... Read more »
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