Supreme Court of India

Kedar Singh Kushwaha v. Dhaniram & Anr.

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Reported as [2009] 12 S.C.R. 364
Bench S.B. Sinha and Cyriac Joseph JJ.
Decided 4 August 2009

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that no case has been made out ... for interference with the impugned judgment.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Contempt of Court - High Court in a contempt petition holding that Specified Officer had no jurisdiction to direct re- ;.. c counting of votes in panchayat elections - High Court directing the Officer to decide election petition within specified time and also to decide preliminary issues - Officer neither deciding the case within given time, nor deciding the preliminary issues and also directing recounting - Contempt Petition - Non-appearance of contemnor before Court - Single Judge as well as Division Bench of High Court finding ~ him guilty of contempt - On appeal, held : Facts of the case

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