https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=427199 Contempt proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act cannot rely on alleged acts occurring more than one year before filing, so conduct prior to 14 September 2020 was time-barred and excluded from contempt jurisdiction. Criminal contempt requires a clear, wilful act that scandalizes the court, lowers its authority, prejudices judicial proceedings, or obstructs administration of justice; on the stated facts, the conduct attributed to the Supervisory Committee did not meet that threshold. The record also noted non-compliance with the mandatory procedure for taking cognizance of criminal contempt. The result was that no case was made out to punish the alleged contemnors. en-us Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 03 Sep 2022 08:06:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=427199 Contempt proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act cannot rely on alleged acts occurring more than one year before filing, so conduct prior to 14 September 2020 was time-barred and excluded from contempt jurisdiction. Criminal contempt requires a clear, wilful act that scandalizes the court, lowers its authority, prejudices judicial proceedings, or obstructs administration of justice; on the stated facts, the conduct attributed to the Supervisory Committee did not meet that threshold. The record also noted non-compliance with the mandatory procedure for taking cognizance of criminal contempt. The result was that no case was made out to punish the alleged contemnors. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=427199