breach of the undertaking accepted by the court and therefore,
attract contempt proceedings.
5. The decision of the Division Bench of this Court ... brought the notice of the learned Single Judge,
wherein recourse to contempt proceedings against the respondent/wife by the
appellant/husband on a grievance that
Khemka and Another (supra) had drawn a distinction between
execution proceedings and proceedings for contempt which arise from
wilful default of an undertaking. The judgment ... court's jurisdiction in
contempt. Section 2(b) of the Contempt of Courts Act,
1971 defines civil contempt as meaning "wilful
disobedience
Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 provides limitation for actions for contempt No Court shall initiate any proceedings for contempt, either ... Varma, 1990 AII L.J.341, which is held that the contempt proceedings having been initiated after a lapse of more than one year from
order passed by the learned single Judge warranting initiation of contempt proceedings and the consequential punishment of imprisonment imposed on him. According to the counsel ... vested with power under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act to initiate contempt proceedings against those who violate or fail to comply with
Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 provides limitation for actions for contempt No Court shall initiate any proceedings for contempt, either ... Varma, 1990 AII L.J.341, which is held that the contempt proceedings having been initiated after a lapse of more than one year from
thereto. The expression "contempt
of court", as used in the said enactment, includes civil contempt or
criminal contempt which are distinct expressions ... matter of contempt so long
as there is no stay issued by the appellate forum (NCLAT).
41. The initiation of contempt proceedings for non-compliance
officer is prejudicial to the judicial
proceedings pending before the Court, warrant initiation
of proceedings of criminal contempt of Court.
(3) Whether the facts ... Unlike the cases of civil contempt
where normally it is the aggrieved party which seeks initiation of contempt
proceedings, in cases of criminal contempt
jurisdiction to punish for contempt i.e, an order imposing punishment for contempt (b) neither an order declining to initiate proceedings for contempt ... contempt commences with the initiation of proceeding for contempt and if the order is passed not discharging the rule issued in contempt proceedings, it would
High Court. The Court on its own motion has initiated Contempt
proceedings against Manish Vashishth, Advocate- respondent No.1,
hereinafter referred ... contempt of Court mentioned in the document
Annexure P-8. He also did not mention the nature (civil
or criminal) of contempt proceedings
Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 provides limitation for actions for contempt No Court shall initiate any proceedings for contempt, either ... Varma, 1990 AII L.J.341, which is held that the contempt proceedings having been initiated after a lapse of more than one year from
