https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=447775 A High Court cannot compel the State to notify proposed rules on post-retiral benefits for former judges where the proposal lies beyond the Chief Justice's rule-making competence under Article 229 and would intrude into executive and legislative functions. A bona fide recall application or other legal challenge to an order does not, by itself, amount to criminal contempt; the higher threshold for criminal contempt was not met. Repeated personal summoning of government officials is impermissible except in exceptional circumstances, with recorded reasons, adequate notice, and consideration of affidavits, law officers, and video conferencing. The impugned directions and contempt action were set aside. en-us Wed, 03 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 28 May 2024 11:04:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=447775 A High Court cannot compel the State to notify proposed rules on post-retiral benefits for former judges where the proposal lies beyond the Chief Justice's rule-making competence under Article 229 and would intrude into executive and legislative functions. A bona fide recall application or other legal challenge to an order does not, by itself, amount to criminal contempt; the higher threshold for criminal contempt was not met. Repeated personal summoning of government officials is impermissible except in exceptional circumstances, with recorded reasons, adequate notice, and consideration of affidavits, law officers, and video conferencing. The impugned directions and contempt action were set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 03 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=447775