Supreme Court of India

Prithawi Nath Ram v. State of Jharkhand and Ors.

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Bench Arjjit Pasayat and D.M. Dharmadhikari JJ.
Decided 24 August 2004

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Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 : Ss. 11 and 15--Contempt Jurisdiction-Scope of-Non-compliance of order of High Court-Aggrieved party filing application for initiating contempt proceedings-Court examining correctness of the order and declining to take action for contempt-Held, the court exercising contempt jurisdiction cannot traverse beyond the order the non-compliance of which is alleged-It cannot test correctness or otherwise of the order-Cunstitution of India, 1950-Article 215-Practice and Procedure. ·' In an application for initiating contempt proceedings for non- compliance of an order of…

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