BALWANT SINGH vs KEDAR NATH GUPTA — C.A. No. 5653/1997

Summary of C.A. No. 5653/1997 (Balwant Singh v. Kedar Nath Gupta) The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal on April 9, 2003, finding that a second contempt petition filed by respondent Kedar Nath Gupta before the Tribunal was not maintainable; the proper remedy would have been an original application challenging the subsequent June 1990 order, not contempt proceedings. However, the Court declined to decide the matter on merits because the respondent had already retired, making the case infructuous due to supervening circumstances. The Court declared that the Tribunal's order shall not serve as precedent in future cases and directed both parties to bear their own costs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.