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Supreme Court judgments on Section 19, Contempt of Courts Act, 1971

5 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2025. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Section 19 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

Rajan Chadha & Anr. vs Sanjay Arora
SC · 23 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1603 : 2025 INSC 546
When one Judge of the same Court has taken a particular view holding the respondent to be guilty of contempt, whether another Judge could have come to a finding that the respondent was not guilty of contempt.
Ajay Kumar Bhalla & Ors. vs Prakash Kumar Dixit
SC · 29 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 1044 : 2024 INSC 575
Respondent approached the High Court of Delhi for challenging an order of the DIG (CR&VIG), whereby he was removed from service. The High Court set aside the impugned order; imposed a minor penalty on him; reinstated him…
Case Details Balwantbhai Somabhai Bhandari vs Hiralal Somabhai Contractor (Deceased) Rep. by Lrs. & Ors.
SC · 6 September 2023
[2023] 11 S.C.R. 1064 : 2023 INSC 805
Whether the wilful breach of an assurance in the form of an undertaking given by a counsel/ advocate on behalf of his client to the court would amount to “civil contempt” as defined u/s. 2(b) of the Contempt of Court Act…
Suman Chadha & Anr. vs Central Bank of India
SC · 9 August 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 370 : 2021 INSC 386
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: ss. 2(b), 19 – Contempt of court – Wilful breach of the undertaking given to the Court – On facts, bank filed a petition u/ss. 10 and 12 for punishing the petitioners for wilful and delibera…
R.S. Sehrawat vs Rajeev Malhotra & Ors.
SC · 5 September 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 634 : 2018 INSC 779
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – s. 19(1)(b) – Contempt of court – Reconstruction of the unauthorised constructions – On facts, writ petition by the respondent seeking action against appellantjunior engineer and others inv…

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