Supreme Court of India

Sushila Raje Holkar v. Anil Kak (retd.)

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Reported as [2008] 7 S.C.R. 278
Bench S.B. Sinha J.
Decided 30 April 2008

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that even no case for issuance of any notice has been made out.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

c Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: Land dispute - Sale/purchase of land - Lease agreement - Breach of - Filing of suits for specific performance and for grant of injunction - Injunction granted by trial Court - Matter ultimately came before Supreme Court - Supreme Court 0 directing parties to maintain status quo till disposal of pending suit and respondent to make payment of arrears of rent in terms J..., of the agreement - Not complied with, by respondent - Contempt petitions - Held: Breach of the order of the Courts by contemnor, whether committed willfully or not, has to be scrutinized

Where later benches applied it

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