Supreme Court of India
Priya Gupta and Anr. v. Addl. Secy. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ors.
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Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: s.12 - Apology tendered by contemnor - Consideration of - Held: Consideration of an apology as contemplated under Explanation to s.12(1) is not a panacea to avoid action in law universally - While considering the apology and its acceptance, the Court inter alia considers a) the conduct of the contemnor prior and subsequent to the tendering of apology - If the conduct is contemptuous, prejudicial and has harmed the system and other innocent persons as a whole, it would be a factor which would weigh against the contemnor; and b) the stage and time when such apology…
Authorities it was built on
- 1995 In Re: Sanjiv Datta and Ors v. In Re: Sanjiv Datta and Ors
- 2008 Official Liquidator v. Dayanand and Others
- 2007 All Bengal Excise Licensees Association v. Raghabendra Singh and Ors.
- 1980 Prem Shankar Shukla v. Delhi Administration
- 2004 Bharati Vidyapeeth (deemed University) and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
- 2001 State of Punjab v. Dayanand Medical College and Hospital and Ors.
- 2011 Chowdhury Navin Hemabhai & Ors. v. The State of Gujarat & Ors.
- 1994 Mohd. Aslam Obhure, Acchan Rizvi v. Union of India State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.
- 1996 In Re M.P. Dwivedi and Ors. v..
- 1995 M/s Packraft (india) Pvt. Ltd. through its Director V.S. Mann v. U.P.F.C. through its M.D., R.M. Sethi and Ors.
Where later benches applied it
- 2024 State of Himachal Pradesh and Others v. Yogendera Mohan Sengupta and Another
- 2024 In Re: Patanjali Ayurved Limited through its Managing Director, Acharya Balkrishna and Baba Ramdev in the Matter Of:indian Medical Association and Anr v. Union of India and Others
- 2023 Balwantbhai Somabhai Bhandari v. Hiralal Somabhai Contractor (deceased) Rep. by Lrs. & Ors.
- 2022 The State of Andhra Pradesh v. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru (m.p.)
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