Supreme Court of India

R.K. Garg, Advocate v. State of Himachal Pradesh

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Reported as [1981] 3 S.C.R. 536
Bench Y.V. Chandrachud J.
Decided 22 April 1981

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What the Court ordered

Before parting with the case we did not. draw attention to what the appellant's counsel Shri y R.K. GARG v.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Contempt of Courts .ct 1971, Ss.2, 15 and 19-Adilocate appearing in case-­ Throwing shoe at presiding Judge-Guilty of contempt of Court-Punished with imprisonment and fine. Legal Profession-Professional ethics and cultured conduct-Results of viola­ tion of. The appellant a practising Advocate appeared for the petitioner in a petition under the Rent Act. When the case was called out for hearing, the Judge noticed that the petitioner had not paid the process fee, as a result of which the summons could not be issued to the respondent. The Judge, proceeded to dismiss the petition under Order IX

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to

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