https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290839 A newspaper report, being hearsay, cannot by itself establish the factual basis for contempt action; independent admissible evidence is required to prove both the alleged statement and its contemptuous reference to pending proceedings. As no reliable proof beyond the press item was produced, the Supreme Court found no sufficient ground to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings and rejected the request for contempt notice. en-us Fri, 18 Dec 1992 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:37:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290839 A newspaper report, being hearsay, cannot by itself establish the factual basis for contempt action; independent admissible evidence is required to prove both the alleged statement and its contemptuous reference to pending proceedings. As no reliable proof beyond the press item was produced, the Supreme Court found no sufficient ground to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings and rejected the request for contempt notice. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 18 Dec 1992 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290839