https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=403347 Civil contempt under Section 2(b) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 requires wilful disobedience of a court order or wilful breach of an undertaking. The Court held that the respondents' approach to the company-law forum under Sections 397, 398 and 403 of the Companies Act, 1956 to resolve a management deadlock and obtain interim operational directions did not by itself amount to contempt. It noted that the forum had jurisdiction to pass interim orders, those orders remained binding unless set aside, and the petitioner had not successfully challenged them. As no wilful, deliberate or intentional disobedience was established, the contempt petition failed and civil contempt was not made out. en-us Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:20:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=403347 Civil contempt under Section 2(b) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 requires wilful disobedience of a court order or wilful breach of an undertaking. The Court held that the respondents' approach to the company-law forum under Sections 397, 398 and 403 of the Companies Act, 1956 to resolve a management deadlock and obtain interim operational directions did not by itself amount to contempt. It noted that the forum had jurisdiction to pass interim orders, those orders remained binding unless set aside, and the petitioner had not successfully challenged them. As no wilful, deliberate or intentional disobedience was established, the contempt petition failed and civil contempt was not made out. Case-Laws Companies Law Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=403347