Supreme Court of India

P R Adikesavan v. The Registrar General, High Court of Madras and Another

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Reported as [2022] 4 S.C.R. 779
Bench Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Bela M Trivedi JJ.
Decided 23 May 2022

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Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – ss. 2(c)(iii), 12(1) – Conviction under – Insolvency proceedings were initiated against the a ppellant – The Single Judge of the High Court issued a non-bailable warrant and sought the presence of the appellant – When a t eam of the police tried to execute the warrant, the appellant and other advocates gheraoed the police and prevented them from executing the order – High Court initiated contempt proceedings a gainst the appellant – Division Bench of the High Court found that the appellant is guilty of contempt and sentenced him to undergo two weeks of simple

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