contempt of court

Supreme Court asks Bangladesh’s top bureaucrat to apologize for siege of SIR officials in Malda

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Supreme Court asks Bangladesh's top bureaucrat to apologize for siege of SIR officials in Malda

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday opened an inquiry into the Malda incident over the West Bengal chief secretary’s “failure to answer calls” from the chief justice of the Calcutta High Court and asked him to apologize.The Supreme Court on Thursday took strong exception to the attack on the judicial officer of West Bengal’s … Read more

Supreme Court: Courts must use an iron fist against disobedient parties

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Supreme Court: Courts must use an iron fist against disobedient parties

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has criticized litigants, especially government authorities, for not complying with court orders and filing appeals or review pleas when facing contempt proceedings, saying courts should deal harshly with them otherwise public confidence in the judiciary will be eroded.A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan also held that the … Read more