Supreme Court of India

Perspective Publications (p) Ltd. & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [1969] 2 S.C.R. 779
Bench J.C. Shah, V. R. Amaswami and A. N. Grover JJ.
Decided 19 November 1968
Status Distinguished

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Contempt of Court-Difference between defamation of iudge and contempt of court-Judge's brother having financial interest in a firm- -i If sufficient to establish legal bias. c ,, ' ... • ... One T filed a suit claiming Rs. 3 lacs damages for libel against a newspaper. The suit was decreed by a Judge of the Bombay High Court. Thereafter, an article was published in a publication brought out by tbe first appellant and of which the second appellant was tbe editor, printer ano publisher. The article contained insinuations tbat there was a con­ nection between a Joan of Rs. 10 lacs, granted to a

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