https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182882 An interim injunction granted by a civil court remains binding and enforceable until a jurisdictional objection is finally decided, even if the suit is later held not maintainable. A subsequent finding of want of jurisdiction does not retrospectively excuse prior wilful disobedience, so punishment under Order 39 Rule 2-A CPC can still follow. On the facts, repeated findings showed continued construction in breach of the injunction and attempts to obstruct inspection, and the finding of wilful breach against the second defendant was upheld. The High Court was therefore wrong to set aside the contempt order solely on the basis of later lack of jurisdiction. en-us Wed, 19 Feb 1997 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 21 May 2016 17:20:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182882 An interim injunction granted by a civil court remains binding and enforceable until a jurisdictional objection is finally decided, even if the suit is later held not maintainable. A subsequent finding of want of jurisdiction does not retrospectively excuse prior wilful disobedience, so punishment under Order 39 Rule 2-A CPC can still follow. On the facts, repeated findings showed continued construction in breach of the injunction and attempts to obstruct inspection, and the finding of wilful breach against the second defendant was upheld. The High Court was therefore wrong to set aside the contempt order solely on the basis of later lack of jurisdiction. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 19 Feb 1997 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182882