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Delhi HC directs removal of social media posts against judge over Saidulajab building collapse incidentThe Delhi High Court has ordered social media platforms to immediately remove videos targeting a sitting judge. These videos allegedly hold...- Excise case: HC lists CBI plea against Kejriwal, Sisodia's discharge on July 16The Delhi High Court will hear the CBI's plea on July 16. This plea challenges the trial court's order discharging Arvind Kejriwal, Manish ...
- Delhi HC dismisses PIL to deregister AAP, disqualify Arvind KejriwalThe Delhi High Court has rejected a plea to deregister the Aam Aadmi Party and disqualify its leaders. The court found the petition lacked ...
- YouTuber Gulshan Pahuja gets 6-month jail term for criminal contemptThe Delhi High Court has sentenced YouTuber Gulshan Pahuja to six months in jail for criminal contempt. He was found to have scandalised th...
- SC refuses to recall its order on stray dogsThe Supreme Court has upheld its earlier order preventing the release of vaccinated stray dogs back into public areas like hospitals and sc...
- HC issues notices to Kejriwal, other AAP leaders in a defamation caseThe Delhi High Court has issued notices to Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, and other AAP leaders in a suo motu contempt of c...
- Delhi HC seeks stand of Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia in criminal contempt caseThe Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought responses from AAP leaders including Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh and others in a c...
- 'Truth has won': Kejriwal on transfer of liquor-policy case to another Delhi HC benchThe Delhi High Court will hear the excise-policy case involving Arvind Kejriwal before a different bench. This development follows remarks ...
- Delhi High Court initiates contempt plea against Kejriwal, recuses from excise caseJustice Swarana Kanta Sharma of Delhi High Court has started contempt proceedings against Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia. They face cha...
- Excise case: Justice Swarana K Sharma initiates contempt proceedings against Kejriwal, Sisodia over 'vilifying' postsDelhi High Court judge Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma has started criminal contempt proceedings against Aam Aadmi Party leaders. This action ...
- Delhi HC judge recuses from hearing PIL seeking action against Kejriwal, AAP leaders over recording, circulation of court proceedingsA Delhi High Court judge has withdrawn from a Public Interest Litigation concerning the alleged recording of court proceedings. The PIL acc...
- US Supreme Court clears way for dismissal of case against Trump ally Steve BannonThe US Supreme Court has permitted the Justice Department to drop the criminal case against Steve Bannon. Bannon was convicted for defying ...
- Trump officials could face criminal contempt over deportations, judge saysA U.S. federal judge has found "probable cause" to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt for allegedly defying an order ...
- SC to decide on Friday plea to initiate contempt against comic artist Rachita TanejaA bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah on Thursday took note of the fact that Attorney General K K Venugop...
- Plea in SC seeks initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against Kunal KamraThe plea was filed a day after Attorney General K K Venugopal granted consent for initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against Kamra...
- Bhushan moves SC; seeks right to appeal in contempt conviction, hearing by larger, different benchIn a fresh plea filed through lawyer Kamini Jaiswal, Prashant Bhushan has sought a declaration that a "person convicted for criminal contem...
- Prashant Bhushan held guilty of "criminal contempt", fined Re 1 by Supreme CourtBhushan is to pay the penalty of Re 1 by September 15. The Court has held that if Bhushan fails to pay the penalty he will be sentenced to ...
- SC admin seeks explanation from officials over listing of plea filed by Shourie, Ram and BhushanThe filing of the plea challenging the validity of the provision assumed significance in view of the fact that a three-judge bench headed b...
- Don't restrict definition of contempt of court: Law panel to governmentThe power to punish for contempt does not emanate from the law but is a procedural statute that guides its enforcement.
- The LC has opined against minimising the exercise of power of contempt of Court by the judiciarySuch dilution, the Commission has held, “would not be a meaningful exercise and would not be in larger public interest”.
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