https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184143 A deliberate false statement on oath in an affidavit filed before the Court was treated as criminal contempt because a knowingly false positive assertion can lower the authority of the Court and interfere with the administration of justice. The governing test noted was whether the conduct substantially interferes, or tends substantially to interfere, with the due course of justice. An unconditional apology was held insufficient to erase the contempt in the circumstances, although the seriousness of the conduct justified a moderate fine rather than a harsher penalty. en-us Tue, 25 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 14:56:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184143 A deliberate false statement on oath in an affidavit filed before the Court was treated as criminal contempt because a knowingly false positive assertion can lower the authority of the Court and interfere with the administration of justice. The governing test noted was whether the conduct substantially interferes, or tends substantially to interfere, with the due course of justice. An unconditional apology was held insufficient to erase the contempt in the circumstances, although the seriousness of the conduct justified a moderate fine rather than a harsher penalty. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 25 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184143