Supreme Court of India

Mehmood Pracha v. Central Administrative Tribunal

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Reported as [2022] 7 S.C.R. 20
Bench K. M. Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy JJ.
Decided 10 August 2022

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that Arijit Pasayat, J. was well within his jurisdiction in passing a summary order, having regard to the provisions of Articles 129 and 142 of the Constitutio n of India.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Contempt of the Courts Act, 1971 – ss. 14, 17 – The Contempt of Courts ( . .T) Rules, 1992 – rr. 13, 15 – Contempt Procee dings – Denial of right to trial by Tribunal – Appellant made certain submissions in his capacity as the counsel for the party b efore the Tribunal – Same were found to be contemptuous by the Tribu nal – Charges were framed – Appellant denied charges – Ho wever, appellant was convicted by the CAT u/s. 14 of the Conte mpt of the Courts Act, 1971 – Appellant urged that the Tribunal had erre d in denying the appellant the right to be tried for the charge leveled against him –

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