Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 12 -- Contempt of Court - Partial compliance of directions of Supreme Court as well as High Court - Amounts to wilful disobedience - One more opportunity given to comply with the judgments and orders in toto and to file a compliance report within four weeks...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13B(1) -- Divorce by mutual consent - Parties came to an amicable settlement during pendency of appeal filed against dismissal of petition u/s 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing criminal proceeding initiated by wife - An amount of Rs.15/- lacs was agreed to be paid by husband to wife towards alimony, maintenance (Past, present and future) - Rs.5..........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 12 -- Contempt of Court - Breach of injunction - Proper remedy is to proceed in accordance with O.21.R.32 CPC by levying execution - Contempt petition cannot be entertained for alleged violation of injunction decree being inexpedient in law - Contempt petition held not maintainable - Petition dismissed with costs...........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 2(b) -- Disobedience of Court order - Validity - Contempt was founded on alleged breach of respective petitioners in not having shifted premises within period of one year - Notification was issued that rights of parties were re-adjusted as per terms of allotment and period prescribed - At end of allotment letter there is a note that in..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance - Arrears - Instalments - Husband directed to pay and clear the arrears of maintenance within three years in six equal instalments to be counted from the date of this judgment - Failure to do so will amount to contempt of High Court...........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 12, 15, Constitution of India, 1950, Article 129 -- Contempt of Court - Notice of contempt issued but not served for 20 years - Proceedings dropped - Contemner now 94 years old and he is not able to respond to charges due to old age and illness - Contempt proceedings not pursued further to find out criminality against contemner, thus..........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 12, 15, 2(c), 13 - - Contempt of Court - Truth can be pleaded as defence in contempt proceedings : (i) Court may permit truth as a defence if two things are satisfied, viz., (i) it is in public interest and (ii) the request for invoking said defence is bona fide...........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 12, 15, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 19, 20, Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 13(as, Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952, Section 10A - - Sitting Judge of Supreme Court appointed Chairman of Enquiry Commission - Scandalous remarks against commission published in a news paper - Contempt of Court not made out - Commission is not a..........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 20, Constitution of India, 1950, Article 129, 20 -- Contempt of Court - For exercising the suo motu power for contempt under Article 129 of the Constitution of India, limitation provided in S.20 of the 1971 Act has no application...........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 19(1) -- Contempt of Court - Appeal - An appeal u/s 19 of Act can be maintained only when High Court makes an order or decision in exercise of its jurisdiction to punish contemnor and not otherwise - Appeal, held, not maintainable against impugned order of Court dismissing contempt petition filed by party alleging no, compliance of..........
