Supreme Court · 1954 INSC 84 · Decided 1 October 1954
R. M. Seshadri v. The District Magistrate, Tanjore, and ANOTHER.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1954 INSC 84 · [1955] 1 S.C.R. 686
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 192/1952
- Decided
- 1 October 1954
- Bench
- MEHR CHAND MAHAJAN, BIJAN KUMAR MUKHERJEA, SUDHI RANJAN DAS, VIVIAN BOSE, GHULAM HASAN (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 19(1)(g), 132(1)
Headnote
Lal Dixit. Das .7. 19:;4 October I. 686 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [1955] not shrink from exercising it and imposing punishment even by way of imprisonment, in cases where a mere fine may not be adequate. After anxious consideration we have come to the conclusion that in all the circumstances of with impunity hinder or obstruct or attempt to hinder or. obstruct the due course of administration of justice.' We, therefore, find respondent, Hira Lal Dixit, guilty of contempt of Court, make the Rule absolute as against him and direct that he be arrested and committed to civil prison to
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