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State of Haryana and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Ch. Bhajan Lal and Another Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [1992] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 735
Bench S. Ratnavel Pandian J.
Decided 18 December 1992

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons mentioned above, as we feel that this ; ; petition is Hable to be dismissed. · o,:·; .. In the result, I.A. Nos. 1 and 2 of 1991 and Contempt Petition No. 7 of 1989 .are dismissed.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: Section 3-Contempt of Court-Suo moto notice-Issuance of-Statement of facts appearing in Press report-f'roof of-Necessity for. The petitioner/applicant, a DIG of Police of the appellant-State, c filed a contempt petition before this Court requesting to initiate suo moto proceeding for criminal contempt allegedly committed by the respondent/contemner, and to issue notice for the .same and punish him adequately. He also filed two Interlocutory applications praying for awarding adequate punishment to the respondent for committing ag- gravated contempt of the

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Of those, 6 relied on · 10 referred to · 1 mentioned

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