Supreme Court of India

Leila David v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 15 S.C.R. 317
Bench Altamas Kabir, G.S. Singhvi and H.L. Dattu JJ.
Decided 21 October 2009

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Constitution of India, 1950: Article 129 and 142 - Contempt in the face of the c Supreme Court - During the course of hearing, writ petitioners disrupting court proceedings, using offensive, intemperate and abusive language - One of the petitioners throwing an object at Judges - Presiding Judge finding the behaviour of -1 petitioners as contemptuous, held them guilty of criminal contempt of the Court and sentenced them to three months' imprisonment - The other Judge comprising the Bench being of the view that petitioners could not have been punished for contempt without due compliance of s.14

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