Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 431 · Decided 6 September 2001
State of Kerala v. M.S. Mani and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 431 · [2001] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 622
- Case number
- CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 280/1999
- Decided
- 6 September 2001
- Bench
- S.S.M. QUADRI, S.N. PHUKAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Contempt
Headnote
Contempt of Courts Act, I 971 : Ss. I 5(/)(b) and (3), Explanation-Criminal contempt other than a C contempt referred to u/s. I 4-Cognizance of-Consent of 'Advocate General'­ Purpose of-Consent obtained after filing of contempt petition-Effect of­ Contempt petition filed by State by respondents-Consent of Attorney General obtained on I /.5.2000- D Preliminary objection by respondents as regards to maintainability of contempt petition since consent of Attorney General/Solicitor General was not obtained before filing the contempt petition-Held, for a valid motion
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