2024 INSC 978 REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
INHERENT JURISDICTION
CONTEMPT PETITION (C) NOS. 158-159 OF 2024
IN
CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 5542-5543 OF 2023
CELIR LLP ...PETITIONER(S)
VERSUS
MR. SUMATI PRASAD BAFNA & ORS. ...RESPONDENT(S)
WITH
M.A. NOS. 600-601 OF 2024
IN
CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 5542-5543 OF 2023
J U D G M E N T
Contempt Petition (C) Nos. 158-159 of 2024 Page 1 of 149
J.B. PARDIWALA, J.:
For the convenience of exposition, this judgment is divided into the following
parts: -
INDEX
A. FACTUAL MATRIX ................................................................................ 3
i. Facts leading upto the Decision of this Court in Civil Appeal Nos. 5542-
5543 of 2023. ............................................................................................ 3
ii. Developments during the pendency of Civil Appeal Nos. 5542-5543 of
2023. ....................................................................................................... 10
iii. Subsequent Developments and the Acts alleged to be in contempt
thereof. .................................................................................................. 13
B. SUBMISSIONS OF THE PARTIES ...................................................... 20
i. Submissions of the Successful Auction Purchaser / the petitioner. .... 20
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