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Supreme Court Rejects Recusal Plea in Land Acquisition Reference. Judge Who Decided Smaller Bench Can Sit in Larger Bench to Reconsider Same Issue as Bias Plea Based on Extrajudicial Factors.

This order arises from a reference to a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India concerning the interpretation of Section 24 of the...

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Supreme Court Admits Contempt Appeal with Stay of Sentence and Rejects Recusal Request. Recusal cannot be demanded by litigant without just grounds; unfounded allegations of bias aimed at forum hunting are not countenanced.

The Supreme Court dealt with a criminal appeal under Section 19(1) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, filed by Seema Sapra against the judgment of t...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Advocate for Criminal Contempt for Abusing and Threatening Chief Judicial Magistrate. Advocate's Unbecoming Conduct of Entering Judge's Chamber and Hurling Abuses Constitutes Criminal Contempt Under Section 2(c) of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The appellant, Rakesh Tiwari, an advocate, was convicted for criminal contempt by the High Court for his conduct on 21st December 2012 when he entered...

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Supreme Court Finds Reliance Companies Guilty of Contempt for Breach of Undertakings to Pay INR 550 Crore to Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd. The court held that the undertakings making payment conditional upon sale of assets were contrary to the court's order and constituted wilful disobedience.

The Supreme Court of India dealt with three contempt petitions filed by Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd. against Reliance Communications Ltd., Reliance Teleco...

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Supreme Court Quashes Contempt Order Against TWAD Board in Land Compensation Case — No Willful Disobedience Found. Contempt Jurisdiction Cannot Be Used to Enhance Compensation Beyond Original Writ Directions.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD Board) against the judgment of the Madras High Cour...