Summary
The Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking contempt proceedings over alleged disobedience of its earlier State Bar Council election orders. The Bar Council of India had finalized the respective election schedules, which the Court considered just and proper. On that basis no case was made out to initiate contempt. The order did not impose any contempt finding or sanction.
Issues
- Whether the finalized State Bar Council election schedules warranted initiation of contempt proceedings for alleged breach of earlier orders.
Held
- The petition alleged wilful disobedience of the Court’s orders of 23 August, 24 November and 14 December 2017 in the transferred case. The BCI’s 23 January 2018 application showed that election schedules for the respective State Bar Councils had been finalized. (¶¶ 1, 2)
- The Court considered those schedules just and proper and found no case to initiate contempt proceedings against BCI. It dismissed the petition without a finding of contempt or any sanction. (¶¶ 2, 3)
Result
Contempt petition dismissed; no case made out to initiate contempt proceedings against BCI.