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“We do not believe that the confidence in and credibility of the courts in the eyes of the public can be shaken by such absurd statements, though it can be said without the shadow of doubt that there is a desire and deliberate attempt to do so”.

Bombay High Court
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Noting the chain of events, the Court stated that there was a very clear attempt to frame the Court by Mr. Partho Sarkar because negative orders were passed by Justice Jamdar against Mr. Kurle and Mr. Nedumpara, close associates of Mr. Sarkar.

Misguiding Court contempt
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“Misuse of the process of Court with an intent to tarnish the image of judiciary, threatening the integrity, and the efficiency of the judicial system cannot be allowed to be overlooked”.

Rajasthan High Court
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The Court strongly remarked “the Government cannot take the excuse that there are no available funds… when it is able to spend substantial funds running in millions on its publicity campaign.”

Madhya Pradesh High Court
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“The then SP Datia has no regards for the law of land, and he is in habit of functioning as a Police Officer according to his own whims and wishes, thereby giving a complete go-by to the law of the land.”

contempt of court
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While Justice Bela M. Trivedi took a stern note of the actions of the errant advocates, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma accepted the unconditional apology.

Madhya Pradesh High Court
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When the Court asked the Senior Advocate about the presence of respondent 5 in Court, instead of responding to the query, he created a ruckus in the Court by shouting at top of his voice, which is recorded in the live-streamed recording of the Court.

Madhya Pradesh High Court
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When the Court asked the Senior Advocate about the presence of respondent 5 in Court, instead of responding to the query, he created a ruckus in the Court by shouting at top of his voice, which is recorded in the live-streamed recording of the Court.

Rajasthan High Court
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“The sweep of the right to life conferred by Article 21 of Constitution of India is wide and far reaching. An important facet of that right is right to livelihood, because no person can live without the means of living, i.e., the means of the livelihood.”

Know Thy Judge| Supreme Court of India: Justice Dipankar Datta
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Justice Dipankar Datta served as a Judge in the Calcutta High Court, and as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, prior to being sworn in as Supreme Court Judge on 12-12-2022.

Gujarat High Court
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“It appears that a deliberate attempt has been made to demean the functioning of the Court by filing this application by conflating two entirely different issues, though an alternative approach is available.”

Punjab and Haryana High Court
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“The tendency of malign the reputation of the judicial officer by the disgruntled elements, who failed to secure an order which they desire, is on the increase and it is high time that serious note is taken of the same.”

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Madhya Pradesh High Court
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“The Government functions in bureaucratic manner and every opinion has to be recorded in writing. The permission for granting appeal has to be in writing.”

Patanjali Misleading Ads Case
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In February 2024, the Court imposed a temporary ban on misleading advertisements and issued contempt of court notices to Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna.

Punjab & Haryana HC Judge
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“Supreme Court said that it was constrained to take suo motu notice of the 17-07-2024 order as such orders intend to bring entire judicial machinery to disrepute and it also lowers dignity of the High Court as well and such observations were wholly unnecessary”

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
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“If contempt cases are to linger on inordinately without compliance, the very existence of this Court is meaningless.”

Punjab and Haryana High Court
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In consequence, the wanton disregard to the explicit directions as made by this Court, upon the trial Judge concerned, thus prima facie constitutes contempt of Court.

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