MA 000695 - / 2024
DEVESH KUMAR SHARMA AND ORS. vs AMIT MOHAN PRASAD
Status
DISPOSED
Judges
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN
Order Date
13-08-2024
Filed On
04-03-2024 03:48 PM
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casestatus.in Summary
Contempt of court under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 requires proof of deliberate and wilful disobedience of a court order; mere non-compliance, absent such mens rea, does not constitute actionable contempt warranting punishment. As analysed on casestatus.in, this principle serves as a critical threshold that courts must satisfy before exercising their inherent jurisdiction to punish for civil contempt.