{"id":7039,"date":"2025-04-27T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T02:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/securing-judicial-orders-through-misguidance-and-defiance-amounts-to-contempt-sc\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T17:28:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:58:51","slug":"securing-judicial-orders-through-misguidance-and-defiance-amounts-to-contempt-sc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=7039","title":{"rendered":"Securing Judicial Orders Through Misguidance and Defiance amounts to Contempt : SC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size:18.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"font-size:18.67px\">Observing the chronology of wilful and deliberate defiance of directions of Court the Supreme Court bench of <\/span><span style=\"font-size:18.67px\"><span style=\"font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT\"><strong>Justice Abhay S. Oka <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:18.67px\">and<\/span><span style=\"font-size:18.67px\"><span style=\"font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT\"><strong> Justice A.G. Masih <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:18.67px\">came down heavily on the Respondent, stating <\/span><span style=\"font-size:18.67px\"><span style=\"font-family:'TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT'\"><strong><em>&ldquo;A party, misguiding the Court to pass an order which was never intended to be complied with, would constitute an act of overawing the due process of law and, thus, commit contempt of Court&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-size:18.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"font-size:18.67px\"><span style=\"font-family:'TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT'\"><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:18.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"font-size:18.67px\">The dispute arose from a 2014 licensing agreement concerning a property in Munnar, Kerala, where the Respondent defaulted on payment obligations, leading to extensive litigation, arbitration proceedings, and a settlement agreement in 2017. Despite the settlement, the Respondent continued to default, and in 2022, gave an undertaking before the Supreme Court to clear arrears of Rs 172 lakhs in six monthly installments. Upon failing to comply with this undertaking, the Petitioner filed a contempt petition alleging wilful and deliberate disobedience of the Court&rsquo;s order.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:18.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"font-size:18.67px\">After observing the malafide conduct of the Respondent in polluting the stream of justice the bench held that Respondent&rsquo;s non-compliance was neither accidental nor due to genuine penury, but a wilful and deliberate affront to the Court&rsquo;s authority, thereby constituting civil contempt.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:18.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"font-size:18.67px\">It was observed that from the outset the Respondent had consistently had been taking the court for a ride and such intent tarnishes the image of judiciary, threatening the integrity, and the efficiency of the judicial system cannot be allowed to be overlooked and ignored on account of Respondent&rsquo;s penury<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:18.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"font-size:18.67px\"><span style=\"font-family:'TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT'\"><strong><em>&ldquo;The Respondent-Contemnor cannot be allowed to go scot free after having taken this Court at a stage where his conduct leaves this Court with no option but to take strict action and to punish him for the contempt committed by him, i.e., non-compliance of the directions issued by this Court vide Order dated 07.11.2022.&rdquo; <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:18.67px\">observed the court.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:18.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"font-size:18.67px\">Thus after due consideration, the Court imposed a punishment of three months&#39; simple imprisonment along with a fine, warning that non-payment within a stipulated period would invite additional incarceration. However, it also provided a narrow window for the contemnor to purge his contempt by complying with the pending monetary obligations.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <hr \/>\n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:18.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"color:#1155cc\"><span style=\"font-size:18.67px\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">Case Title: :<span style=\"font-size:18.67px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.sci.gov.in\/supremecourt\/2023\/4988\/4988_2023_2_1501_60915_Judgement_24-Apr-2025.pdf\">&nbsp;M\/S Chithra Woods Manors Welfare Association v. Shaji Augustine.,Contempt Petition (Civil) No. 712 Of 2023<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:18.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"font-size:18.67px\">Advocate for Petitioner(s): Nishe Rajen Shonker, AOR, Alim Anvar, Adv. &amp; Ors<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:18.7px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"font-size:18.67px\">Advocate for Respondent(s): Lakshmeesh S. Kamath, AOR, Samriti Ahuja, Adv. Aditi Prakash, Adv.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Observing the chronology of wilful and deliberate defiance of directions of Court the Supreme Court bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice A.G. 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