Supreme Court of India

Suman Chadha & Anr. v. Central Bank of India

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Reported as [2021] 8 S.C.R. 370
Bench Indira Banerjee and V. Ramasubramanian JJ.
Decided 9 August 2021

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Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: ss. 2(b), 19 – Contem pt of court – Wilful breach of the undertaking given to the Court – On facts, bank filed a petition u/ss. 10 and 12 for pu nishing the petitioners for wilful and deliberate breach of their undertaking – Petitioners case that breach of an undertaking made with a view to secure a conditional order of stay may not tantamount to co ntempt, especially when the consequences of breach of such undertaking are spelt out in the Court order itself – Single jud ge of the High Court held the petitioners guilty of contempt and sentenced to simple

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