Supreme Court of India

State of Uttaranchal Thru. Secretary v. Sehnaz Mirza & Ors.

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Reported as [2008] 8 S.C.R. 281
Bench S.S. Sinha and Lokeshwar Singh Panta JJ.
Decided 12 May 2008

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Ji; Uttar Pradesh Re-organisation Act, 2000; Proviso ap- pended to s. 35(3)/Contempt of Courts Act, 1971; Ss. 12 and 14: c Transfer of pending proceeding in contempt petition from Allahabad High Court to Uttranchal High Court - Procedure of- Held: Though, on the appointed day, Allahabad High Court -+ ceased to exercise jurisdiction in respect of transferred terri- tory, but proviso appended to s. 35(3) of the 2000 Act carves out an exception thereto - In pending contempt petition, Allahabad High Court erred in granting leave for filing second contempt petition before Uttranchal High Court -

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