Supreme Court of India · 1960-09-20
THE STATE OF BIHAR vs RANI SONABATI KUMARI
- Citation / case number
- SC 1956/20
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- THE STATE OF BIHAR
- Respondent
- RANI SONABATI KUMARI
- Author
- DAS, S.K.,KAPURL.,SUBBARAO, K.,HIDAYATULLAH, M.,AYYANGAR, N. RAJAGOPALA
- Bench
- DAS, S.K.,KAPUR, J.L.,SUBBARAO, K.,HIDAYATULLAH, M.,AYYANGAR, N. RAJAGOPALA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the maintainability of contempt proceedings against the State of Bihar for disobeying a temporary injunction under Order 39, Rule 2(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The Court clarified that the term 'person' in the rule includes the State and its agents, thus allowing for enforcement of injunctions against the State. The Court dismissed the appeal, affirming that the State's actions were in contempt of court despite its claims under Article 31-B of the Constitution.