Supreme Court of India
In Re: Ajay Kumar Pandey, Advocate v. ----
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the alleged contemner has committed gross contempt of court and convict him accordingly.
Judgment, page 23
From the headnote
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: Secs. 2(c) and 12-Criminal contempt-Scandalising the Court Advocate-Casting unwarranted aspersions on subordinate judiciary and High Court-Attributing motives to judicial officers in the discharge of their judicial functions-SLPs and contempt petitions containing objectionable, unparliamentary and abusive language-Showing no remorse or regret Repeated arrogant defiant and contemptuous attitude-Held, guilty of contempt of court-Convicted and sentenced to four months simple imprisonment with fine-Bar Council directed to refer the matter to concerned committee for
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Where later benches applied it
- 2024 Gulshan Bajwa v. Registrar, High Court of Delhi & Anr.
- 2013 Nirmala J. Jhala v. State of Gujarat & Anr.
- 2011 O.P. Sharma & Ors. v. High Court of Punjab & Haryana
Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to
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