Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 73 · Decided 11 February 2003
Radha Mohan Lal v. Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 73 · [2003] 1 S.C.R. 1011
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 445/1993
- Decided
- 11 February 2003
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL, H.K. SEMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
A V . ...,. RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH) FEBRUARY IL 2003 [Y.K. SABHARWAL AND H.K. SEMA: JJ.] B ~ Contempt of Court-Application by contemnor making allegations against presiding Judge-Con1e111nor tendering unconditional apology-Conviction and sentence by High Court-On appeal held-In the presiding Judge-Advocate held guilty of contempt-:-On appeal, Held: liberty of free expression cannot be equated with a licence to make unfounded and irresponsible allegations against the judiciary-Advocate not merely an D agent or servant of his client-He also owes a duty towards the Court-
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