https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278875 Wilful disobedience of an interim restraint order can constitute civil contempt where a person bound by the order continues to act beyond the permitted limits before the order is vacated. The court rejected the defence of bona fide belief that the order had become infructuous, as no prior steps were taken to have it withdrawn or vacated and the point was not raised in the show-cause reply. It also rejected the argument that only approval was given rather than sanction, holding that compliance with a court order must be judged by its substance as well as its wording. The contempt finding was sustained. en-us Thu, 17 Jan 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 23 Feb 2019 10:26:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278875 Wilful disobedience of an interim restraint order can constitute civil contempt where a person bound by the order continues to act beyond the permitted limits before the order is vacated. The court rejected the defence of bona fide belief that the order had become infructuous, as no prior steps were taken to have it withdrawn or vacated and the point was not raised in the show-cause reply. It also rejected the argument that only approval was given rather than sanction, holding that compliance with a court order must be judged by its substance as well as its wording. The contempt finding was sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 17 Jan 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278875