Supreme Court of India
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam v. L.K. Tripathi and Others
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In the result, the contempt petitions are dismissed. However, the parties are left to bear their own costs.
Judgment, 43
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Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: s. 2(b) - Civil contempt - Order of Supreme Court restraining political parties from proceeding with the call for bandh in State - Allegation of willful disobedience of directions by Chief Secretary of State and other officers - Held: Cannot per se be held guilty of contempt - Language of restraint order unambiguous - Prohibitive injunction was explicitly directed against political parties and not against government officials - No directions issued to them to take specific steps with regard to call for bandh - No evidence produced to show that transport services did not operate at all due to action of government officials…
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