Contempt of Courts Act, 1971

Section 23: Power of Supreme Court and High Courts to make rules

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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 23

• In Re: Prashant Bhushan and Anr. v. In Re:
  2020 INSC 48931 August 2020Disposed of
• Re : Vijay Kurle & Ors. v. Re:
  2020 INSC 37327 April 2020Directions issued
• Rajeshwar Singh v. Subrata Roy Sahara & Ors.
  2013 INSC 8129 December 2013Disposed of
• Muthu Karuppan v. Parithi Llamvazhuthi and Anr.
  2011 INSC 30315 April 2011Appeal(s) allowed
• Biman Basu v. Kallol Guha Thakurta & Anr.
  2010 INSC 54025 August 2010Appeal(s) allowed
• Amicus Curie v. Prashant Bhushan & Anr.
  2010 INSC 40314 July 2010Hearing Adjourned
• Pallav Sheth v. Custodian and Ors.
  2001 INSC 35310 August 2001Dismissed
• In Re: S.K. Sundaram v. -
  2000 INSC 60215 December 2000Disposed of
• The Commissioner, Agra and Ors. v. Rohtas Singh and Ors.
  1997 INSC 7999 December 1997Appeal(s) allowed
• The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Through Its Registrar v. Raj Kishore Yadav and Ors.
  1997 INSC 18624 February 1997Appeal(s) allowed