Supreme Court of India

Deepak Kumar Prahladka v. Chief Justice Prabha Shanker Mishra and Anr.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 835
Bench Y.K. Sabharwal and Arun Kumar JJ.
Decided 28 April 2004

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that it is not necessary to remand the case.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Contempt of Court: Contempt proceedings-Notice-Held, before holding a contemnor guilty of contempt and passing an order of imprisonment against him he is entitled to a notice and opportunity of hearing. Petition for contempt of court-Held, could not be heard and disposed of by the very same Judges of the High Court who were respondents therein­ Practice and Procedure. Division Bench of the High Court, noticing some newspaper reports based on the statement of the appellant as contemptuous, directed issue of suo motu contempt notice to him. The appellant, instead of filing reply to the contempt

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