Supreme Court of India
In Re Hira Lal Dixit and Two Others v. -
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the respondent, Hira Lal Dixit, by writing the leaflet and in particular the passage in question and by publishing it at the time and place he did has committed a gross contempt of this Court and the qualified apology contained in his affidavit and repeated by him through his counsel cannot be taken as sufficient amends for his misconduct.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Cont-;mpt of Court-Court hearing a case-Leaflet distributed by a party in Court premises during hearing-Language used Atfecting the fudges-Time and place of distribution-Hindering or obstructing due administration of justice. The petitioner was an applicant in one of the writ petitions which had been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the validity of U. P. Road J'ransport Act, 1951. During the hearing of the writ petitions a leaflet printed in the Hindi language and intituled "Our Transport Department" purporting to be written by the petitioner was distributed in the Court premises. The
Where later benches applied it
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