PRITHAWI NATH RAM vs STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS — C.A. No. 5024/2000

Case under Section XVI. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010066072000

Filing Date

17-Apr-2000

Registration No

C.A. No. 5024/2000

Diary Number

6607/2000

Order Date

24-Aug-2004

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XVI

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.PRITHAWI NATH RAM

    Adv. IRSHAD AHMAD

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 24-Aug-2004

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 18-Aug-2004

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  4. 27-Apr-2004

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  5. 13-Apr-2004

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  6. 29-Mar-2004

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  7. 22-Sep-2003

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  8. 07-May-2002

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  9. 10-Dec-2001

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  10. 19-Nov-2001

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  11. 01-Oct-2001

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  12. 17-Apr-2000

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 5024/2000

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Case Summary: Prithawi Nath Ram v. State of Jharkhand The Supreme Court held that in contempt proceedings, courts cannot examine the correctness of the original order whose non-compliance is alleged—that is beyond contempt jurisdiction's scope. The Court set aside the High Court's judgment, which improperly re-examined the validity of an earlier order instead of focusing solely on whether directions were obeyed, and remitted the matter for fresh consideration on proper legal grounds. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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