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Contumacious
Contumacious meaning
Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious. | Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court.
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Example sentences (3)
It has also been submitted that the “deliberate, malafide, contumacious disregard” for court judgments passed by the SC concerning the provision of elections ought to be determined judicially.
The court noted Dedhia’s “deliberate, wilful and contumacious conduct” and highlighted his breach of undertakings given to court.
Would the CJI then be duty-bound or discretion-laden in yet ordering an in-house investigation on such a contumacious conduct?