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2007 Supreme(Bom) 995

S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, SWATANTER KUMAR
Rajaram Waman Masurkar – Appellant
Versus
Lokmanya Shikshan Prasarak Mandal – Respondent


Advocates appeared:
Mr S.M. Kelkar for applicant
Mr. K.R. Nair for respondents
Mr.Gauri Jadhav for applicant
Mr Haridas for respondent no.1
Mr. A.H.Palekar for respondent Nos. 2 to 4
Ms Ashalata Chavan for applicant
Mr.K.K.Singhavi with A.J. Bhor for respondents
Mr Nalawade for applicant
Mr. A.S.Rao for respondent Nos.1 to 3
Mr.A.H Palekar for respondent no.4
Mr Uday Warunjikar for intervener.
Mr.Prateek Seksaria, Bidushi Hardique and Saira Subha Gosh
for applicants
Mr. Vishal Thakkar for respondent nos. 1 to 8
Mr Sandip Pathak for applicants
Mr. R.G.Ketkar for respondent no.2
Mr.V.S.Deokar for applicants
Mr. R.G.Ketkar for respondent no. 3
Mr.C.K. Thomas for applicants
Mr. M.S.Lagu for applicants
Ms Gauri Godse for respondent no.5
Mr S.P. Thorat for respondent No.4

JUDGMENT (Per Swatanter Kumar,C.J.):

Undisputedly contempt is a matter primarily between the court and the contemnor. Contempt proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, can be initiated against the contemnor through any of the specified modes with and/or without consent of the specified authorities, depending upon the facts and circumstances of each case. The contempt jurisdiction vested in the court by development of law as well as under statutory provisions, has very wide and pervasive magnitude and scope. It is now well settled that independently, apart from the Contempt of Courts Act, or other statutory laws relating to the contempt, the Supreme Court and High Courts in terms of Article 215 of the Constitution, have also inherent powers to punish for contempt. In the case of R.L.Kapur vs State of Madras, 1972(1) SCC 651, the Supreme Court has pointed out that such inherent powers or jurisdiction was not derived from the statutory law relating to the contempt. The purpose of the contempt jurisdiction is primarily to ensure enforcement of orders of the court and to maintain the dignity of the judicial administrative system. The court may have to evolve its own procedure



















































































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