contempt of court

Chief Justice of India, Shri Justice S.H. Kapadia, here today released a set of Restatement of Indian Law in the presence of legal luminaries. These Restatements of Indian Law relate to 3 subjects: Legislative Privilege, Contempt of Court and Public Interest Litigation. Chairman of the Supreme Court Project Committee on Restatement of Indian Law Shri Justice R.V. Raveendran, Shri G. E. Vahanvati, Attorney General for India and the Director Incharge, Indian Law Institute,.. Full Article

With advocate Prashant Bhushan — facing contempt of court charges for his interview alleging corruption in judiciary — making it clear that he would not tender an apology, the Supreme Court on Thursday decided to proceed with the case on merits. Full Article

It is true that even now people repose so much confidence on the High Court or the Supreme Court and we know the reputation of many judges as independent, knowledgeable and courageous. Professionals connected with the judiciary know the reputation of a judge and if there is some corruption, then, definitely, they will know the allegations of corruption or even the corruption. With the change of adoption of methods in the corruption practice, now, it has become very diff.. Full Article

The Supreme Court has taken a sagacious view of the criticism of judges while dismissing a contempt of court case against Union Minister Kapil Sibal. In fact, it encourages “fair and reasonable” criticism of judgments as judges are not “infallible”. What provoked the petition was a message the minister had written for a souvenir brought out by a group of lawyers of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 1995. Full Article

Facing criminal contempt of court proceedings? Apologize unconditionally and as swiftly as possible. Dithering is fraught with the risk of landing in jail, the Supreme Court has warned. "An apology in a contempt proceeding must be offered at the earliest possible opportunity," said a Bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly in an order that toughens already stringent laws dealing with criminal contempt of court. Full Article

As per Article 141 of the Constitution of India, a law declared by the Supreme Court is binding on the all courts within the territory of India. Further, the principle of judicial discipline requires that orders of the higher authority be followed by the lower authorities. For the purposes of consistency and certainty in law, it is necessary that the principles of stare decisis be followed. The Supreme Court held in Govt. of Andhra Pradesh v. A P Jaiswal, Full Article