Friday, 17 May 2013

Grant of adjournments, if contemptuous?


Lucknow Golf Club v. Prashant Chandra, (2010) 15 SCC 542
 Contempt of Court 
 Criminal contempt 
 Contempt by Judges/Judicial Officers - Grant of adjournments, if contemptuous - Contempt notice issued to Civil Judge
(Senior Division) by High Court for alleged violation of its order passed in first appeal remanding matter to trial court to
expedite hearing of case, by having granted adjournments - Held, no case for contempt was made out and direction
contained in impugned order was not at all called for - Manner in which parties conducted case before R-2 Civil Judge
left him with no choice but to adjourn case on more than one occasion - Impugned order set aside and contempt petition
dismissed, (2010) 15 SCC 542- 
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