Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 382 · Decided 25 September 1998
In Re: Ajay Kumar Pandey, Advocate v. ----
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 382 · [1998] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 87
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2/1996
- Decided
- 25 September 1998
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, M.K. MUKHERJEE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 499, 500; Constitution Article 129
Headnote
B Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: Secs. 2(c) and 12-Criminal contempt-Scandalising the Court­ Advocate-Casting unwarranted aspersions on subordinate judiciary and High Court-Attributing motives to judicial officers in the discharge of their judicial functions-SLPs and contempt petitions defiant and contemptuous attitude-Held, guilty of contempt of court-Convicted and sentenced to four months simple imprisonment with fine-Bar Council directed to refer the matter to concerned committee for taking appropriate action against the contemnor for D professional misconduct. Section
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