Supreme Court of India

Rajeev Dhawan v. Gulshan Kumar Mahajan & Ors.

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Reported as [2014] 8 S.C.R. 930
Bench R.M. Lodha, Anil R. Dave, Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya, Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh JJ.
Decided 23 July 2014
Status Distinguished

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that contempt matter does not deserve to be pursued as against contemner Nos. 1 and 2 as well.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

CONTEMPT OF COURT: Contempt proceedings - Notice not served on alleged contemner - Derogatory remarks stated to have been made by third contemner against Supreme Court, published in a b news paper on 10.4.1994 and in a periodical (11-17 April, 1994) - Held: Court appreciates the gravity of the subject matter - It is also not oblivious of the fact that it was not satisfied prima facie with the initial response filed by third contemner and ordered on 06.05.1994 to initiate the.contempt proceedings against first to third respondents - However, the notice accompanied by charges on third contemner

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 not applicable

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