rights, privileges and interest of the Advocates on its roll. The
interest of Advocates includes the Advocates to practice the profession in a
dignified manner ... action against the Advocate. The right of the
Bar Council to take action against an Advocate even when such Advocate faced
contempt proceedings in personal
aside the technical objection raised by Mr.Mohan, Advocate. Section 14 of the Contempt of Courts Act reads as follows:
'14. Procedure where contempt ... common affidavit containing false and defamatory allegations, the two other Advocates have also committed contempt of court.
(i) In the common affidavit, dated 04.10.2010, paragraph
bullying methodology, whether it is by litigant or by his Advocate. An Advocate should at all times pay due respect to the Judge and scrupulously ... issue contempt notice to the learned counsel for the respondent.
41. It is true, taking action for contempt of Court against an Advocate shall
lead to contempt enquiries getting escalated beyond their true circumscribed limits and the contempt proceedings enlarged beyond proportion. The argument that the Advocates occupy ... contempt whenever such a thing happened and a right to bring to the notice of the Court matters of contempt extended up to the Advocates
Cognizance of criminal contempt in other cases.-(1)In the case of a criminal
contempt, other than a contempt referred to in section ... initiate proceedings for contempt as also the
jurisdiction to punish for contempt are discretionary with the court. Contempt
generally and criminal contempt certainly
Judiciary and therefore, amounts to a contempt of Court. Hence, the above contempt petition.
3. When the above contempt petition was filed, the Registry took ... Cognizance of criminal contempt in other cases. -
(1) In the case of a criminal contempt, other than a contempt referred
jurisdiction of the courts to take action against the advocates for the contempt of court. The said jurisdiction co-exist independently of each other ... Contemnor is facing contempt action. The Contemnor had faced a suo-motu contempt action before a Full Bench in Suo-Motu Contempt Petition
contend that by virtue of Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, any such contempt action should have been initiated within one year ... good law and we overrule it.
79. An advocate who is found guilty of contempt of court may also, as already noticed, be guilty
contempt petition and, hence, the criminal original petition cannot be clubbed with the contempt petition for final disposal.
8. The learned Advocate General would make ... Cognizance of criminal contempt in other cases.- (1) In the case of a criminal contempt, other than a contempt referred to in Section
defines contempt of
court including criminal contempt.
Sections 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 and 9 specify matters
which do not amount to contempt and
the defence ... India on the question of power to suspend an advocate's
licence under contempt jurisdiction, the observation in Vinay chandra
Mishra case with regard
