Supreme Court of India

Gulshan Bajwa v. Registrar, High Court of Delhi & Anr.

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Reported as [2024] 1 S.C.R. 1151
Bench Vikram Nath and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha JJ.
Decided 30 January 2024

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, Criminal Appeal No. 577/2007 arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 1756 of 2007 against Final Common Judgment and Order dated 19.10.2006 passed by the High Court of Delhi in Criminal Contempt Cases Nos. 16 & 17 of 2006, is dismissed, subject to the above modification of the sentence till the rising of the Court.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration High Court exercising suo motu contempt jurisdiction against the appellant for repeatedly disobeying the orders of the court, and for casting aspersions and threatening the Judges hearing the matters, and thereafter, holding him guilty of criminal contempt and sentencing him, if calls for interference Headnotes Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Appellant-practising advocate and former army personnel threatened lady counsel appearing for the opposite side after seeking adjournment in the matter, repeatedly disobeyed orders, repeatedly failed to appear before the court

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