Supreme Court Quashes Suspension of Medical License in Contempt Proceedings — Suspension of License to Practice Medicine is Alien to the Nature and Types of Punishment and Penalties Specified Under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. The High Court had suspended the appellant's medical license for unauthorized construction, but the Supreme Court held that such suspension is not a punishment prescribed under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.
1 Jan 2023The present appeal arises from a judgment of the High Court of Calcutta (Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri) in MAT No. 67 of 2022, which upheld various orde...




