https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278900 Civil contempt under Section 2(b) requires wilful disobedience of a court order or wilful breach of an undertaking. On the admitted facts, the documents had been handed to the appellant's mother, the rightful owner, and were later destroyed in a flood, so there was no intention to disobey and compliance had become impossible. A direction to perform an impossible act cannot found contempt liability. The appellant was therefore not guilty of contempt, and the High Court's order was set aside. en-us Tue, 20 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 24 Feb 2019 14:02:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278900 Civil contempt under Section 2(b) requires wilful disobedience of a court order or wilful breach of an undertaking. On the admitted facts, the documents had been handed to the appellant's mother, the rightful owner, and were later destroyed in a flood, so there was no intention to disobey and compliance had become impossible. A direction to perform an impossible act cannot found contempt liability. The appellant was therefore not guilty of contempt, and the High Court's order was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 20 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278900