Supreme Court of India

K. K Gupta & Ors. v. Himachal Pradesh Petroleum Dealers Association & Anr.

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Reported as [2018] 3 S.C.R. 1004
Bench Kurian Joseph, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Navin Sinha JJ.
Decided 11 April 2018

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Contempt of Courts Act, 1971– Contempt Proceedings – Scope of – Writ petitions filed by respondents – By order dtd . 17.5.12, High Court passed direction to frame guidelines and till the guidelines were framed, there was a direction to maintain status quo as on the date of the judgment – Guidelines framed – Respondents filed contempt petition alleging that the said guidelines were in violation of judgment dtd. 17.5.2012 – High Court held that the guidelines framed were in violation of the judgment and issued further orders as well – Held: There was no violation of the status quo order granted

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