Supreme Court of India

E. Bapanaiah v. Sri K.S. Raju Etc.

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Reported as [2014] 13 S.C.R. 1413
Bench Vikramajit Sen and Prafulla C. Pant JJ.
Decided 7 November 2014

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the depositors cannot be left without remedy merely for the reason that prosecution could have been launched against the company.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Contempt of Court - Civil contempt - Breach of undertaking given to Company Law Board (CLB) by · Respondent - Contempt Case - Conviction and sentence, recorded against Respondent by Single Judge of High Court - Contempt appeal - Division Bench of High Court setting aside the conviction and sentence- Propriety- Held: Normally, the general provisions made under the Contempt of Courts Act are not invoked by the High Courts for forcing a 0 party to obey orders passed by its subordinate courts for the simple reason that there are provisions contained in Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 to get

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