Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 506 · Decided 23 July 2014
DR. Subramanian Swamy v. Arun Shourie
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 506 · [2014] 13 S.C.R. 581
- Case number
- CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 11/1990
- Decided
- 23 July 2014
- Bench
- RAJENDRA MAL LODHA, ANIL R. DAVE, S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA, DIPAK MISRA, SHIVA KIRTI SINGH (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Contempt
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 129
Headnote
C Contempt of Court Act, 1971: ss. 1 OA and 15 r/w. Art. 129 of Constitution of India - Contempt proceedings - Maintainability of- For the act of criticizing the report of a Commission constituted under o Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952 headed by Supreme Court - Held: A Commission appointed under 1952 Act is in the nature of statutory Commission - It is in fact a fact-finding body- It is not required to adjudicate upon the rights of the parties and has no adjudicatory functions - E Its findings have no binding effect - Therefore, such
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