Supreme Court of India

Leila David v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 4 S.C.R. 1171
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat, Asok Kl and Jmar Ganguly JJ.
Decided 20 March 2009

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CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 : s. 14 - Contempt in the face of Supreme Court - During the hearing of a case four litigants committed contempt in the face of the Court - Held : Per Pasayat. J - Conduct of the contemnors is contemptuous - There is no need to issue notice, as contemnors stated in open Court that they stood by what they had said and done in Court - Registrar would take the contemnors into custody - The contemnors shall suffer three months' simple imprisonment - Per Ganquly, J- This is prima facie an incident when provision of s. 14 of the Act can be invoked - The four steps

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