Latest Contempt Petition News & Updates

Jaipur, May 18 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on a contempt petition filed against the State Election Commission over the delay in conducting Panchayat and local body elections in the state. The matter was listed before a Division Bench comprising Justice Mahendar Kumar Goyal and Justice Anil Kumar Upman, which was scheduled to hear the contempt petition filed by former MLA Sanyam Lodha, Girraj Singh Devanda, and others.However, the Bench deferred the hearing unt…

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a contempt petition alleging non-compliance with its earlier order permitting medical termination of a 15-year-old minor’s pregnancy, warning that contempt of court charges could be framed if its directions were not implemented.A Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan, while hearing a contempt plea filed by the minor’s mother, directed the Union Health Secretary and the Director of AIIMS, New Delhi, to appe…