Contempt of Court – Journalists

The Delhi High Court on 19 May 2025 dismissed a contempt of court case filed by Vantara against Himal Southasian. Vantara, a wildlife project led by the Reliance Corporation, had accused Himal of disobeying a judicial order to remove an investigative story. The court ruled that no such order existed, and hence the issue of […] Read More

In a welcome move on March 15, 2019, in the Criminal Appeals filed by Patricia Mukhim, editor, and Shobha Chaudhuri, publisher of The Shillong Times, against the order of contempt passed by the Meghalaya High Court, the Hon’ble Supreme Court issued notice on the appeal and stayed the operation of the High Court’s order until […] Read More
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