Contempt Case

Lawmakers investigating the deadly assault on the US Capitol said Thursday they were pursuing criminal contempt charges for a key ally of former president Donald Trump for refusing to testify.

The Supreme Court today told the chairperson of an NGO who has been held guilty of contempt for not depositing Rs 25 lakh cost for "scandalising and browbeating" the court that he has not learnt a lesson

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb's remarks - made in front of government officials as he told them to "not to worry about contempt of court" - were "deplorable" and "wholly uncalled for", Attorney General KK Venugopal said today but he added that th

Attorney General KK Venugopal on Tuesday agreed to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against YouTuber Ajeet Bharti for his alleged "scurrilous" remarks in one of his videos against the Supreme Court and its judges.

Nine parties including the BJP and Congress were held guilty of contempt and eight fined today for not widely publicising the criminal records of their 2020 Bihar candidates. The parties "refuse to wake up from deep slumber", the Supreme Court said.

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Calcutta High Court order dismissing contempt petitions filed against Harsh Vardhan Lodha for continuing as a director and chairman in companies of the MP Birla Group.

The Central government's failure to implement the Delhi High Court's order on immediate supply of full quota of oxygen to Delhi evoked the judges' wrath on Tuesday.

No state should clamp down on information if citizens communicate their grievances on social media, the Supreme Court said today amid alarming Covid surge in India, stressing the court will "treat this as contempt if any citizen is harassed".

A lawyer's request to sue Rahul Gandhi for contempt has been denied by Attorney General KK Venugopal, who says his statements on the judiciary are "too vague" to lower the dignity of the institution in the eyes of people.

The Supreme Court today deferred by two weeks the hearing on CBI's contempt plea against former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar and others alleging non-cooperation by them in its probe into the multi-crore-rupee Saradha chit fund scam case.

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned for four weeks the hearing on the plea seeking contempt against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra over his alleged scandalous tweets against the judiciary.

The apex court on November 15, 2019 had held former Ranbaxy promoters guilty of contempt of court for violating its order asking them not to divest their shares in FHL.

Criticism of courts is "growing and everybody is doing it", the Supreme Court said on Friday while giving three weeks to comic artist Rachita Taneja to file her reply on a plea seeking contempt action for her allegedly objectionable tweets against the judiciary.

The Nepal Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to appear before it within the next seven days with a written response to the cases of contempt of court filed against him.

The Delhi High Court today said that it will hear next week the applications moved by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor seeking contempt action against journalist Arnab Goswami for allegedly airing an objectionable show in relation to the Sunanda Pushkar death case.

Lawmakers investigating the deadly assault on the US Capitol said Thursday they were pursuing criminal contempt charges for a key ally of former president Donald Trump for refusing to testify.

The Supreme Court today told the chairperson of an NGO who has been held guilty of contempt for not depositing Rs 25 lakh cost for "scandalising and browbeating" the court that he has not learnt a lesson

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb's remarks - made in front of government officials as he told them to "not to worry about contempt of court" - were "deplorable" and "wholly uncalled for", Attorney General KK Venugopal said today but he added that th

Attorney General KK Venugopal on Tuesday agreed to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against YouTuber Ajeet Bharti for his alleged "scurrilous" remarks in one of his videos against the Supreme Court and its judges.

Nine parties including the BJP and Congress were held guilty of contempt and eight fined today for not widely publicising the criminal records of their 2020 Bihar candidates. The parties "refuse to wake up from deep slumber", the Supreme Court said.

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Calcutta High Court order dismissing contempt petitions filed against Harsh Vardhan Lodha for continuing as a director and chairman in companies of the MP Birla Group.

The Central government's failure to implement the Delhi High Court's order on immediate supply of full quota of oxygen to Delhi evoked the judges' wrath on Tuesday.

No state should clamp down on information if citizens communicate their grievances on social media, the Supreme Court said today amid alarming Covid surge in India, stressing the court will "treat this as contempt if any citizen is harassed".

A lawyer's request to sue Rahul Gandhi for contempt has been denied by Attorney General KK Venugopal, who says his statements on the judiciary are "too vague" to lower the dignity of the institution in the eyes of people.

The Supreme Court today deferred by two weeks the hearing on CBI's contempt plea against former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar and others alleging non-cooperation by them in its probe into the multi-crore-rupee Saradha chit fund scam case.

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned for four weeks the hearing on the plea seeking contempt against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra over his alleged scandalous tweets against the judiciary.

The apex court on November 15, 2019 had held former Ranbaxy promoters guilty of contempt of court for violating its order asking them not to divest their shares in FHL.

Criticism of courts is "growing and everybody is doing it", the Supreme Court said on Friday while giving three weeks to comic artist Rachita Taneja to file her reply on a plea seeking contempt action for her allegedly objectionable tweets against the judiciary.

The Nepal Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to appear before it within the next seven days with a written response to the cases of contempt of court filed against him.

The Delhi High Court today said that it will hear next week the applications moved by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor seeking contempt action against journalist Arnab Goswami for allegedly airing an objectionable show in relation to the Sunanda Pushkar death case.