https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287027 The Presidency Towns Insolvency Act's contempt power was not curtailed by Original Side contempt rules because the Act preserved its own jurisdiction, and the insolvent had adequate notice and opportunity to comply. The term "property" in Section 33(4) was held wide enough to include money, so a direction to bring money into court could be enforced through contempt and was not limited to ordinary execution. On the facts, the insolvent gave no credible explanation for the missing funds, so the failure to comply was found wilful and committal for contempt was ordered. en-us Mon, 07 Jan 1957 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 17 Apr 2023 17:56:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287027 The Presidency Towns Insolvency Act's contempt power was not curtailed by Original Side contempt rules because the Act preserved its own jurisdiction, and the insolvent had adequate notice and opportunity to comply. The term "property" in Section 33(4) was held wide enough to include money, so a direction to bring money into court could be enforced through contempt and was not limited to ordinary execution. On the facts, the insolvent gave no credible explanation for the missing funds, so the failure to comply was found wilful and committal for contempt was ordered. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 07 Jan 1957 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287027