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...
19 May, 2026, 11.59 PM IST
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...
19 May, 2026, 11.50 AM IST
'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 ...
15 May, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
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...
15 May, 2026, 05.34 PM IST
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 ...
14 May, 2026, 09.51 PM IST
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action against Kejriwal, AAP leaders over recording, circulation of court proceedingsA Delhi High Court judge has withdrawn from a Public Interest Litigation concerning the alleged recording of court proceedings.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...
22 Apr, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
Lawyer Rakesh Kishore may face criminal contempt for trying to throw shoe at CJI, AG’s approval soughtAn advocate has requested Attorney General R Venkataramani's consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against lawyer Rakesh Kishor...
08 Oct, 2025, 02.12 PM IST
Karnataka HC quashes FIR against Infosys cofounder ‘Kris’ Gopalakrishnan; terms complaint ‘abuse of process of law’The FIR was based on a private complaint filed by D Sanna Durgappa, a former faculty member of the IISc, who was terminated in 2014 followi...
28 Apr, 2025, 07.01 PM IST
AG declines consent to initiate contempt proceedings against ex-CJI Ranjan GogoiActivist Saket Gokhale had sought consent, a condition precedent for initiating criminal contempt proceedings, of the top-most law officer ...
27 Feb, 2021, 12.57 PM IST
Contempt case against comic artist: SC says criticism growing, everybody doing it nowA bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R S Reddy and M R Shah was informed by advocate Nishant Kanteshwarkar that the comedian's reply has been...
29 Jan, 2021, 04.00 PM IST
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...
17 Dec, 2020, 01.10 PM IST
SC to decide on Friday whether to initiate contempt proceedings against Kunal KamraThe pleas came up for hearing before a bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan which heard the submissions of advocate Nishant R Katneshwarka...
17 Dec, 2020, 12.27 PM IST
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...
13 Nov, 2020, 08.40 PM IST
Prashant Bhushan moves Supreme Court, seeks deferment of hearing on sentence till review plea consideredThe apex court had said it would hear on August 20, the arguments on the quantum of sentence to be awarded to Bhushan in the matter. .
19 Aug, 2020, 04.09 PM IST
Leaked Election Commission note on office of profit issue: AAP mulling contempt case in HCH S Phookla said he will also seek permission from the advocate general so that criminal contempt of court proceedings could be initiated a...
17 Jun, 2016, 10.22 PM IST
- SC refuses to entertain Air India's plea against Indian Pilots Guild
The Supreme Court refused to entertain Air India's plea for initiating contempt proceedings against IPG for allegedly obstructing implement...
11 May, 2012, 01.26 PM IST
- Courts cannot invoke contempt powers arbitrarily: SC
The SChas ruled that a court cannot exercise the power of contempt in an arbitrary manner as such proceedings should be initiated to ensure...
27 Oct, 2008, 10.32 AM IST