Contempt of court proceedings cannot be initiated in casual or routine manner: Allahabad High Court
The contempt powers of a court should be exercised with circumspection and due and proper application of mind even at the stage of initiation of such proceedings, the Court said.
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that the initiation of contempt of court proceedings cannot be carried out in a routine or casual manner [Soniya Nityanand And Others V. Ashish Wakhlu].