Contempt of Courts Act, 1971

Act No. 70 of 1971 In force from 24-12-1971 Ministry of Law and Justice 24 sections

An Act to define and limit the powers of certain courts in punishing contempts of courts and to regulate their procedure in relation thereto.

222 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• State of Orissa and Anr. v. Aswini Kumar Baliarsingh
  2006 INSC 5008 August 2006Appeal(s) allowed
• Midnapore Peoples' Co-Op. Bank Ltd. and Ors. v. Chunilal Nanda and Ors.
  2006 INSC 36725 May 2006Disposed of
• Rama Narang v. Ramesh Narang and Anr.
  2006 INSC 22212 April 2006Hearing Adjourned
• Union of India and Ors. v. Subedar Devassy Py
  2006 INSC 1910 January 2006Disposed of
• Nirmaljit Kaur v. State of Punjab and Ors.
  2005 INSC 5936 December 2005Disposed of
• Rajenpra Sail v. Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association and Ors.
  2005 INSC 22521 April 2005Disposed of
• Bal Thackrey v. Harish Pimpalkhute and Anr.
  2004 INSC 68029 November 2004Appeal(s) allowed
• J.K. Gupta v. D.G. Investigation and Registration and Ors.
  2004 INSC 6404 November 2004A.No. 1184/97 dismissed.
• Prithawi Nath Ram v. State of Jharkhand and Ors.
  2004 INSC 46924 August 2004Appeal(s) allowed
• Bar Council of India v. High Court of Kerala
  2004 INSC 31127 April 2004Dismissed
• Daroga Singh and Ors. v. B.K. Pandey
  2004 INSC 26313 April 2004Dismissed
• Dr. Prodip Kumar Biswas v. Subrata Das and Ors.
  2004 INSC 2242 April 2004Disposed of
• Bank of Baroda v. Sadruddin Hasan Daya and Anr.
  2003 INSC 71512 December 2003Allowed
• Arun Paswan, S.I. v. State of Bihar and Ors.
  2003 INSC 71012 December 2003Dismissed
• David Jude v. Hannah Grace Jude and Ors.
  2003 INSC 34830 July 2003Disposed of
• The Matter of Anil Panjwani v. .
  2003 INSC 2775 May 2003Disposed of
• M.C. Mehta v. Union of India and Ors. in the Matter of M/S Ashok Chabra & Co. by Its Sole Proprietor Ashok Chabra
  2003 INSC 2082 April 2003Disposed of
• K. Shamrao and Ors. v. Assistant Charity Commissioner
  2003 INSC 1364 March 2003Dismissed
• Bijay Kumar Mahanty v. Jadu @ Ram Chandra Sahoo
  2002 INSC 53913 December 2002Dismissed
• Prem Surana v. Addl. Munsif and Judicial Magistrate and Anr.
  2002 INSC 33513 August 2002Dismissed
• A.I. Reg. Rural Bank Officers Fed. and Ors. v. Government of India and Ors.
  2002 INSC 1267 March 2002Disposed of
• In Re: Arundhati Roy - Contemnor v. -
  2002 INSC 1236 March 2002Disposed of
• Pravin C. Shah v. K.A. Mohd. Ali and Anr.
  2001 INSC 4939 October 2001Disposed of
• J.R. Prashar, Advocate and Ors. v. Prasant Bhushan, Advocate and Ors.
  2001 INSC 40128 August 2001Dismissed
• Pallav Sheth v. Custodian and Ors.
  2001 INSC 35310 August 2001Dismissed
• In Re: Bineet Kumar Singh v. -
  2001 INSC 2503 May 2001Disposed of
• Mrityunjoy Das and Anr. v. Sayed Hasibur Rehaman and Ors.
  2001 INSC 15116 March 2001Dismissed
• In Re: S.K. Sundaram v. -
  2000 INSC 60215 December 2000Disposed of
• T. Sudhakar Prasad Etc. v. Govt. of A.P. and Ors.
  2000 INSC 59513 December 2000Disposed of
• Murray and Co. v. Ashok Kr. Newatia and Anr.
  2000 INSC 24325 April 2000Disposed of
• R.N. Dey and Ors. v. Bhagyabati Pramenik and Ors.
  2000 INSC 22919 April 2000Appeal(s) allowed
• Om Prakash Jaiswal v. D.K.Miital and Anr.
  2000 INSC 9222 February 2000Appeal(s) allowed
• Kapildeo Prasad Sah and Ors. v. State of Bihar and Ors.
  1999 INSC 35625 August 1999Disposed of
• Workmen of M/S. Birla Textiles v. K.K. Birla and Ors.
  1999 INSC 13024 March 1999Disposed of
• Indian Airports Employees Union v. Ranjan Chaterjee and Anr.
  1999 INSC 312 February 1999Dismissed
• Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Through President v. V.K. Agarwal and Anr.
  1998 INSC 43117 November 1998Allowed
• In Re: Ajay Kumar Pandey, Advocate v. ----
  1998 INSC 38225 September 1998Disposed of
• Re Chandigarh News Line (Indian Express Group) v. Re Chandigarh News Line (Indian Express Group)
  1998 INSC 27931 July 1998Disposed of
• Chetak Construction Ltd. v. Om Prakash and Ors.
  1998 INSC 18820 April 1998Disposed of
• Supreme Court Bar Association v. Union of India
  1998 INSC 18317 April 1998Allowed