https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=248474 A criminal contempt reference under Section 15(2) of the Contempt of Courts Act must be made by the subordinate court as a whole; a reference signed only by one member of a Division Bench of the Tribunal was not a valid reference, though the High Court could still treat the material as information and act suo motu. On the merits, criminal contempt requires strict proof of scandalisation, prejudice to proceedings, or obstruction of justice, and the representation and its reading in open court did not meet that standard. The contempt notices were discharged, with the Court expressing disapproval of the language used and reiterating the need for dignity and decorum in judicial forums. en-us Wed, 28 May 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 10:11:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=248474 A criminal contempt reference under Section 15(2) of the Contempt of Courts Act must be made by the subordinate court as a whole; a reference signed only by one member of a Division Bench of the Tribunal was not a valid reference, though the High Court could still treat the material as information and act suo motu. On the merits, criminal contempt requires strict proof of scandalisation, prejudice to proceedings, or obstruction of justice, and the representation and its reading in open court did not meet that standard. The contempt notices were discharged, with the Court expressing disapproval of the language used and reiterating the need for dignity and decorum in judicial forums. Case-Laws Income Tax Wed, 28 May 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=248474