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So tell me, what have you learnt so far from the Topic "Contempt of court"?
28/04/2026

So tell me, what have you learnt so far from the Topic "Contempt of court"?




Happy Monday.Cheers to a great week.
27/04/2026

Happy Monday.
Cheers to a great week.

It is a very serious matter for anyone to flout a positive order of a Court and proceed to taunt the Court further by se...
23/04/2026

It is a very serious matter for anyone to flout a positive order of a Court and proceed to taunt the Court further by seeking a remedy in a higher Court while still in contempt of the lower Court.




The disobedience to the order of Court is viewed with seriousness and every Court of record possesses the inherent power...
23/04/2026

The disobedience to the order of Court is viewed with seriousness and every Court of record possesses the inherent power to punish for contempt.




Where an individual is enjoined by an order of the court to do or to refrain from doing a particular act he has a duty t...
22/04/2026

Where an individual is enjoined by an order of the court to do or to refrain from doing a particular act he has a duty to carry out that order. The court has a duty to commit that individual for contempt of its orders where he deliberately fails to carry out such orders.




Contempt is an act which is done to embarrass, hinder, or obstruct the Court in the administration of justice, or which ...
21/04/2026

Contempt is an act which is done to embarrass, hinder, or obstruct the Court in the administration of justice, or which is calculated to lessen its authority or dignity, either in the face of the Court or outside of the Court.




A Judge, in exercising the power to punish for contempt of court by virtue of principles of law, does so not out of any ...
21/04/2026

A Judge, in exercising the power to punish for contempt of court by virtue of principles of law, does so not out of any desire to vindicate his personal dignity—such grievances being remediable by an action for libel or slander—but rather to safeguard and uphold the authority of the court in the interest of the general public.




Every insult directed to a Judge in the exercise of the duties of his office is a contempt of court.
20/04/2026

Every insult directed to a Judge in the exercise of the duties of his office is a contempt of court.




Happy New Week.Focus on getting the little things done today.
20/04/2026

Happy New Week.
Focus on getting the little things done today.

It is essential to the maintenance, and indeed to the very existence, of the legal system of any state, that the Court s...
17/04/2026

It is essential to the maintenance, and indeed to the very existence, of the legal system of any state, that the Court should have ample powers to enforce its orders and to protect itself from abuse of itself or its procedure.




Contempt is commonly classified as civil contempt and criminal contempt. Criminal contempt are also two (a) contempt com...
16/04/2026

Contempt is commonly classified as civil contempt and criminal contempt. Criminal contempt are also two (a) contempt committed in the face of the Court and (b) contempt committed out of Court. The catalogue of criminal contempt in and out of Court is not exhaustive however, it includes as in the instant case libels on judges Courts or their officers.




Contempt of Court is an affront or challenge to the authority and dignity of the Court. It can be either contempt ex fac...
16/04/2026

Contempt of Court is an affront or challenge to the authority and dignity of the Court. It can be either contempt ex facie curiae (out of court) or contempt in facie curiae (in the face of the court) and the Court has different procedure for dealing with each type of contempt.




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