Supreme Court of India

Rajan Chadha & Anr. v. Sanjay Arora

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Reported as [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1603
Bench B.R. Gavai and Augustine George Masih JJ.
Decided 23 April 2025

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What the Court ordered

In the result, held that the Respondent is guilty of intentionally and malafidely violating orders dated 11th June 2020 and 1st July 2020 and has committed contempt of the orders of the Court.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration When one Judge of the same Court has taken a particular view holding the respondent to be guilty of contempt, whether another Judge could have come to a finding that the respondent was not guilty of contempt. Headnotes† Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – ss.12, 13, 19 – On 05.12.2023, the Single Judge of the High Court in a contempt petition held the respondent guilty of intentionally and malafidely violating orders dated 11.06.2020 and 01.07.2020 and has committed contempt of the orders of the Court – In light of the same, the Single Judge of the High Court granted time

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