DDA admits to committing contempt in SC, seeks to plant 70k trees, ET LegalWorld
Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Tuesday admitted before the Supreme Court that it had committed contempt by allowing felling of over 600 trees in the Ridge area in south Delhi to broaden a road leading to a hospital and promised to plant 70,000 trees over 185 acres in the city to get the proceedings against […]
SC issues contempt notice to Anil Ambani firm, Axis Bank, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought response from the Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd (DAMEPL), the managing director (MD) of the Reliance Infrastructure subsidiary and the Axis Bank and its managing director as to why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them for failing to refund more than Rs 4,500 crore, including interest, […]
Mumbai court issues contempt notice to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, ET LegalWorld
A Mumbai court has issued a contempt notice to Google CEO Sundar Pichai over YouTube’s failure to remove a defamatory video targeting the Dhyan Foundation and its founder, Yogi Ashwini. The notice, issued by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Ballard Pier on November 21, 2023, follows YouTube’s non-compliance with a March 2022 court […]
HC seeks Centre’s say in OCI card contempt plea, ET LegalWorld
The high court of Bombay at Goa has sought an affidavit from central govt in a contempt petition filed by advocate Aires Rodrigues who is seeking the grant of an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card. Senior advocate A F Diniz, representing Rodrigues, told the court that despite the high court directing central govt in […]
SC to hear DMRC’s contempt petition against Reliance Infra firm for Rs 2,800 cr refund, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court will hear today the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) petition seeking to initiate contempt against Reliance Infrastructure firm Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Ltd (DAMEPL), its managing director and others for “wilfully disobeying” its April 10 directions for refund of the amounts deposited by the Corporation. A Bench comprising justices BR Gavai […]
Delhi HC calls for explanation from lawyer on contempt action for interrupting proceedings, ET LegalWorld
The Delhi High Court has asked a lawyer to explain why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him for continuously “interrupting” and “interfering” in court hearings despite warnings. Justice Girish Kathpalia said the lawyer was not permitting him to dictate the order in his case and continued interrupting the proceedings forcing him to dictate […]
Uttarakhand HC issues contempt notice to DoPT secy, ET LegalWorld
The Uttarakhand High Court has issued a contempt notice to Dr Vivek Joshi, Secretary Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) for allegedly defying its order over the empanelment of an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer with the Centre. Justice Alok Kumar Verma issued the notice to the DoPT on October 23 on a plea filed […]
SC refuses to entertain plea alleging contempt of demolition order by 3 states, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea alleging contempt of its order on demolition of properties by the authorities in Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai and comprising Justices P K Mishra and K V Viswanathan said it was not inclined to entertain the plea […]
Delhi HC closes contempt case against Wikipedia, Legal News, ET LegalWorld
Delhi HC Monday closed contempt proceedings against Wikipedia after the platform globally removed a page relating to court proceedings on a defamation suit filed against it. A bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela disposed of a contempt plea filed by a news agency that claimed the page was not taken down […]
Fee-earner found in contempt over documents taken from law firm
Email: Fee-earner sent documents onto new work address A fee-earner who has not complied with a court order to return documents taken from his former law firm has been handed a four-month suspended jail sentence for contempt. His Honour Judge Stephen Davies, sitting as a High Court judge in Manchester, has given Patrick Maginn 28 […]