Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 594 · Decided 7 August 2024
In Re: Order of Punjab and Haryana High Court Dated 17.07.2024 and Ancillary Issues v.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 594 · [2024] 8 S.C.R. 949
- Case number
- SUO MOTO CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 8/2024
- Decided
- 7 August 2024
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, SANJIV KHANNA, BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI, SURYA KANT, HRISHIKESH ROY (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Contempt
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Whether gratuitous observations passed by a Judge of a High Court regarding previous orders of the Supreme Court, undermine the authority of the Supreme Court and should therefore Suo moto proceedings initiated by Supreme Court - Observations made in an order by Judge of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana on the Supreme Court found to be a matter of grave concern - Totally unnecessary for the ultimate order passed - Gratuitous observations on
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