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Not following an order of higher court
Right of appeal is fundamental right
Where FIR as per IPC also registered
Locus of informer
Impairing faith of people in judciary
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The contemnor should not be allowed to enjoy or retain the fruits of his contempt:
Suppression of Material Facts

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there is no unlimited discretion to Judges of Supreme Court and Supreme Court has to act as per the procedure and limits given in the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 and The Rules to Regulate Proceedings for Contempt of the Supreme Court, 1975.

That larger Bench of Supreme Court in the case of State of Rajasthan Vs. Prakash Chand (1998) 1 SCC 1 had specifically ruled that there is no unlimited discretion available to Judges of all levels. Th...
prosecution procedure should be in consonance with the Act

n in Maheshwar Peri Vs. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (2016) 14 SCC 251 it is ruled as under; “10(…) Be it an action initiated for contempt under Article 129 of the Constitution of India by th...
Arundhati Roy, In Re, (2002) 3 SCC 343, he Act is far more comprehensive legislation

Arundhati Roy, In Re, (2002) 3 SCC 343, it is ruled as under; “19[...] The Act is far more comprehensive legislation which lays down the law in respect of several matters which hitherto had been the s...
Only when the disobedience is deliberate and wilful, then only it is punishable.

That Hon’ble Supreme Court in cate of decisions had ruled that the contempt proceeding cannot be used as recovery or execution proceedings. The court should not pass any order which is beyond competen...
if two interpretations are possible, and if the action is not contumacious, a contempt proceeding would not be maintainable

Law is very well settled by the Supreme Court that the weapons of contempt cannot be used for execution of the decree or implementation of an order for which alternative remedy in law is provided for....
decree was obtained by suppressing the material fact and by fraud.

in R.N. Dey v. Bhagyabati Pramanik [R.N. Dey v. Bhagyabati Pramanik, (2000) 4 SCC 400] , this Court expounded in para 7 as follows : (SCC p. 404) ‘7. We may reiterate that the weapon of contempt is no...
the order of the court must be of such a nature which is capable of execution by the person charged in normal circumstances

Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Ashok Paper Kamgar Union Vs. Dharam Godha (2003) 11 SCC 1 it is ruled as under; “In order to constitute contempt the order of the court must be of such a nature wh...