Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 179 · Decided 10 March 1995
In Re: Vinay Chandra Mishra (The Alleged Contemner) v. In Re : Vinay Chandra Mishra (The Alleged Contemner)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 179 · [1995] 2 S.C.R. 638
- Case number
- CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 3/1994
- Decided
- 10 March 1995
- Bench
- KULDIP SINGH, J.S. VERMA, P.B. SAWANT (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Contempt
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Constitution Article 129, 142, 19(1)(a), 19(1)(g), 19(2), 19(6), 21
Headnote
: VINA Y CHANDRA MISHRA (THE ALLEGED CONTEMNER) MARCH 10, 1995 [KULDIP SINGH, J.S. VERMA AND P.B. SAWANT, JJ.) Constitution of India-Articles 129-Scope of-Whether Supreme Court can take cognizance of contempt of High Court-Held, power to punish for contempt of all lower courts and Tribunals under-Sui generis­ Contempt of Courts Act 1971 or Advocates Act 1961 cannot restrict jurisdic­ tian of Supreme Court under--Contempt of Courts Act 1971-Advocates Act 1961. :;,_. Constitution of India-Article 142-Scope of-Cannot be diluted by statutory provisions. Constitution of
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