Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 647 · Decided 10 September 1997
T.DEEN Dayal v. The High Court of Andhra Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 647 · [1997] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 39
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 451/1989
- Decided
- 10 September 1997
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, K. VENKATASWAMI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 215, 329(b)
Headnote
B Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 : Sections 2(c), 19(1) (b)-:-Election Petition before High. Court-:-Transfer applicatio~ filed-Baseless a/legation levelled against the Judge-Suo moto contempt proceedings initiated-Held, C the allegations :ex-facie contum"acious and the scurrilous attack was of Courts Act, I 97 I : Section 20-Limitation-Contempt proceedings initiated on· 16.4.85-Allegation containing contempt affidavit filed on 27.3.85-Held Contempt proceedings not barred by li:nitation-Act D merely provides for limitation' to initiate the proceedings and not for the
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