Supreme Court · 1991 INSC 166 · Decided 31 July 1991
M.B. Sanghi, Advocate v. High Court of Punjab and Haryana and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1991 INSC 166 · [1991] 3 S.C.R. 312
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 144/1987
- Decided
- 31 July 1991
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, S.C. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
SANGH!, ADVOCATE v. HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AND ORS. JULY 31, 1991 [A.M. AHMADI AND S.C. AGRAWAL, JJ.j Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: Sections 2(c)(i), 12 and 19: Disparaging and derogatory remarks-Utterance of-By practising Advocate against a Judge-Had the effect of scandalising the Court ,, 'Ing ,'unqualifieii apology' in case Court finds him guilty-Not sincere­ Contemner addicted to use of contemptous language against Judges and tendering qpoJogy-Apology used merely a device to escape-Not to be accepted-Use of contempt jurisdiction against erring members of
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