Supreme Court of India

Delhi Judicial Service Association Tis Hazari Court, Delhi Etc. Etc. v. State of Gujarat and Ors. Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [1991] 3 S.C.R. 936

Decided 11 September 1991

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Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 32, 129, 136, 141, 142, 246,374(2) and Schedule VII List 1, Entry 77. Contempt of Court-Punishment of-Power and jurisdiction of the Supreme Court-Held Court has inherent power and jurisdiction to take action for contempt of subordinate or inferior courts aliJo---Power to be exercised sparingly~Only when contempt is 'likely to have repercussions throughout the country. Contempt of Court-High Courts as Courts of Record have inherent power and jurisdiction to take action for contempt of subordi- nate or inferior courts-Supreme Court having judicial

Authorities it was built on

1954 Durga Shankar Mehta v. Thakur Raghuraj Singh and Others. cited by 41
1988 Madhavrao Jiwaji Rao Scindia & Anr. Etc. v. Sambhajirao Chandrojirao Angre & Ors. Etc. cited by 41
1980 Balkishan A. Devidayal Etc. v. State of Maharashtra Etc. cited by 4
1974 Kaviraj Basudevanand v. Mahant Harihar Gir (dead) & Ors. cited by 2

Where later benches applied it

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2017 State Bank of India and Ors. v. Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. and Ors. relied on
2013 Rajeshwar Singh v. Subrata Roy Sahara & Ors. relied on
2012 Dr. Mehmood Nayyar Azam v. State of Chattisgarh and Ors. relied on
2011 Vishram Singh Raghubanshi v. State of U.P. relied on
2024 Union of India & Ors. v. Rajeev Bansal referred to
2023 Anoop Baranwal v. Union of India referred to
2022 State Bank of India and Ors v. Dr. Vijay Mallya referred to
2020 Re : Vijay Kurle & Ors. v. Re: referred to
2018 Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association & Anr. v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. referred to
2018 Romila Thapar and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2018 S. Nambi Narayanan v. Siby Mathews & Others Etc. referred to
2018 Tehseen Poonawalla v. Union of India and Anr. referred to
2017 Asha Ranjan v. State of Bihar & Ors. referred to
2017 Vitusah Oberoi and Ors. v. Court of its Own Motion referred to
2012 Sahara India Real Estate Corp. Ltd. & Ors. v. Securities & Exchange Board of India & Anr. referred to
2012 Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Limited & Ors. v. Securities and Exchange Board of India & Anr. referred to

Of those, 5 relied on · 12 referred to

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