Supreme Court · 1977 INSC 8 · Decided 12 January 1977
Hargovind Dayal Srivastava & Anr v. G. N. Verma & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1977 INSC 8 · [1977] 2 S.C.R. 601
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 315/1974
- Decided
- 12 January 1977
- Bench
- A.N. RAY, M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, P.S. KAILASAM (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
Contempt of Courts Act 1971-Criminal contempt-Duty of members of the bar to protect dignity and decorum of judiciary. A B The appellant No. 1 is the President of the Oudh Bar and appellant No. 2 is the Chairman of Action Committee of the Oudh Bar Association. They met and passed a Resolution that partisan manner under the influence of the Allahabad Bar and that it was unbecoming of the office which he holds. C The High Court issued notices for contempt, inter alia, to the appellants. The High Court discharged the notices but made certain observations against the appellants. HELD : 1. If
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