PrincipleCIVIL PROCEDURE — Contempt of Court — Disobedience to Orders — Effect
- Area of law
- CIVIL PROCEDURE
- Court
- Supreme Court
Disobedience to a court order constitutes contempt. The court has both the power and duty to commit the contemnor for deliberate non-compliance. The principle is essential for the rule of law. Court orders must be obeyed; otherwise, anarchy results. The contemnor's motive is irrelevant—deliberate disobedience…
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