VISHAL JEET versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

VISHAL JEET versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

The petition was found to be totally misconceived and motivated, amounting to abuse of the process of Court, especially since an earlier similar petition had already been dismissed and the Solicitor General had declined consent to proceed under Rule 3(c) of the Rules to Regulate Proceedings for Contempt of the Supreme Court, 1975.

Parties
Petitioner: Vishal Jeet; Respondents: Union of India and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
13 May 1998
Procedural Posture
Contempt Petition (crl.) No. D4 I06 of 1998 in Writ Petition (crl.) No. 421 of 1989 / Order/final Disposition
Outcome
Petition dismissed.
Legal Topics
Abuse of Court Process, Membership of Advisory Committees
Contempt of Court Abuse of Court Process Membership of Advisory Committees

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Parties

Vishal Jeet

Petitioner

Union of India and Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Contempt Petition (crl.) No. D4 I06 of 1998 in Writ Petition (crl.) No. 421 of 1989 / Order/final Disposition

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the respondents are liable for contempt for not appointing the petitioner as a member of the Central Advisory Committee.

Ratio Decidendi

The petition was found to be totally misconceived and motivated, amounting to abuse of the process of Court, especially since an earlier similar petition had already been dismissed and the Solicitor General had declined consent to proceed under Rule 3(c) of the Rules to Regulate Proceedings for Contempt of the Supreme Court, 1975.

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed.

Orders

  • Registry directed not to entertain any other petition concerning the same cause from the petitioner in future.