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The Contempt of Courts Act of 1971 clarifies the many categories of
contempt (rather than defining the term explicitly). According to the
mentioned Act, the Constitution gives the High Courts and Supreme
Court of India the authority to penalize a person for contempt of
Court in line with the rules.
Civil Contempt
Civil contempt, as defined by Section 2(b) of the Contempt of
Courts Act, is the wilful disobedience of a person to any order,
judgment, decree, direction, or writ of the Court as well as the
willful breach of an undertaking made to the Court.
Criminal Contempt
Criminal contempt, as defined by Section 2(c) of the Act, is the
publication of any act that compromises the credibility and
diminishes the authority of the Court, prejudices or impedes the
proper conduct of any judicial proceedings, or impedes or obstructs
the administration of justice.
Supreme Court Judgment On Contempt Proceedings
Prashant Bhushan 2020
Prashant Bhushan, renowned for his outstanding contributions to
the legal community, tweeted two comments about how the courts
administer justice and CJI SA Bobde. The Supreme Court (in
general) and the CJI's office (in particular) could lose their
respectability and authority in the eyes of the general public as a
result of the mentioned tweets, according to the Courts initial
assessment. The Court approved the suo moto contempt case
against him as a result.
Vijay Kurle and others
Vijay Kurle, Rashid Khan Pathan, and Nilesh Ojha wrote two letters
to CJI Ranjan Gogoi on March 19 and 20, respectively. Scandalous
accusations were made against Justices RF Nariman and Vineet
Saran. It was noted that the mentioned letters present extremely
scandalous and scurrilous accusations against the judges and that
such accusations cannot be leveled against judges and the courts.
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