grievance of non compliance raised in the present
contempt complaint no more survives. As such contempt
complaint requires to be disposed of.
5. Before parting ... Government proposes to
undertake such exercise to unearth the truth.
Contempt complaint is disposed of.
Notice discharged.
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accused, thought that the complainant had obtained the order of injunction suppressing truth and directed prosecution of the complainant, even before his case was examined ... held that though truthfulness or factual correctness is a good defence in an action for libel, but in the law of contempt, there are hardly
tuti()1'1 which wads as tmde1':--
"13. Contempts not punfisfiable in cj;ei?f1_'.'aVinf¥
cases ... dtr1g for contempt: Qf court'
"j11's'I;tf'ic:at.ion by truth as a valid dggjénce
granted to the firm. Both the appellants had been found guilty of Contempt of Court.
41. In appeal to the Supreme Court, it had been ... imputation of dishonesty had been made; (2) proceedings for contempt for scandalizing a Judge had become obsolete, the proper remedy being for the Judge
Board.
It is further contended that, the complainant has filed the
contempt petition out of vengeance though the order
passed by this Court dated ... absolutely
there is no truth in the allegation made by the
complainant and therefore, they sought to dismiss the
contempt petition.
4. However, this
there is absolutely no truth in the allegations made by the
complainant and therefore, they sought to dismiss the contempt
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petition.
4. This Court
HANUMANTHA RAO v. K.R. PATTABI RAM, :
"Now the law on contempt is well settled. When litigation is pending before a Court ... believes it to be true, still it is Contempt of Court if he prejudices the truth before it is ascertained in the proceedings. To this
Karnataka Bank Ltd. vs A.B. Datar And Others on 22 April, 1993
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Police, Bidar, to cause an inquiry to be made as to the truth or falsehood of the complaint, under Section 202(i) of the Code ... himself of the opportunity of making the report to demonstrate his undisguised contempt towards Courts. He accordingly made a reference to this Court. The above
also amounted to committing contempt of this
Court. By the impugned order, the State Government has in fact and in truth permitted establishment
