Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 2(b), 11 -- Civil contempt - Willful disobedience or no, compliance with consent decree amounts to civil contempt...........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 2(b), 11 -- Civil contempt - Non-compliance of consent decree - If any party gives an undertaking to Court to vacate the premises, from which, he is liable to be vacated, any breach of the same would amount to contempt...........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 2(b), 11 -- Civil contempt - Willful disobedience - Contemnors/lessees agreed and undertook to hand over vacant possession of suit land on stipulated time - Petitioner already granted 2 years time from date of Memorandum of Compromise to lessee - Instead of honoring the undertaking given to Court, lessees produced subsequent notice..........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 2(b), 12 -- Civil contempt - Disobedience of order of Supreme Court - Interim injunction order passed against contemnor - Contemnor earlier also disobeyed interim injunction order by raising construction and after filing contempt petition, demolished it and gave undertaking to Court that she will not raise any fresh construction -..........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 2(b), 12 -- Civil contempt - Disobedience of order of Supreme Court - Quantum of punishment - No apology given by contemnor except stating that if in case her actions violates order of this Court, she is willing to tender an unconditional apology - This is no apology in eyes of law - There is no redeeming factor except the fact that..........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 12 -- Criminal contempt - Non-compliance of Court order for releasing transportation charges and margin money to petitioner on Wheat/Atta being produced and distributed by petitioner under Atta Dal Scheme - No leniency can be shown to respondents who are solely responsible for delay that has taken place in release of benefits as well..........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 20, Constitution of India, 1950, Article 215 -- Contempt of Court - Power of Contempt - Beyond limitation period - Can be exercised only in exceptional circumstances and sparingly...........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 20 -- Applicability of S.20 of the Act - It applies to civil and criminal contempts and also apply to contempt committed on face of High Court or Supreme Court or even Subordinate Court...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Non payment despite order passed by High Court to pay arrears within a specified time or by a particular date - Court can proceed to initiate contempt proceedings against respondent...........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 19 -- Contempt of Court - Appeal - Notice issued in contempt petitioner only for prima facie satisfaction as to whether contempt petition needs to be considered on merits - Only after such a preliminary stage notice can be issued - Appeal against same is not maintainable...........
