The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad has dismissed a criminal contempt application filed by a practicing advocate against a sitting Judge of the same court, ruling that heated exchanges between a counsel and the Court do not satisfy the definition of criminal contempt under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. A Division Bench comprising
Heated Exchanges and ‘Wrong’ Orders Do Not Warrant Contempt Against Judges: Allahabad High Court
