Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 74 · Decided 30 January 2024
Gulshan Bajwa v. Registrar, High Court of Delhi & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 74 · [2024] 1 S.C.R. 1151
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 577/2007
- Decided
- 30 January 2024
- Bench
- VIKRAM NATH, PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
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 calls for interference 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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