https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308643 Civil contempt for breach of an undertaking requires wilful and intentional violation. Settlement terms must be read as a whole: where one clause required repayment if movables remained unsold, a separate clause preserved attachment and possession of the flat and allowed its fresh sale through due process upon default. That expressly contemplated remedial consequence supported the conclusion that non-payment was not wilful or contumacious defiance of the court's authority. The respondent was therefore not found guilty of civil contempt, and the contempt petition was dismissed. en-us Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 20:41:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308643 Civil contempt for breach of an undertaking requires wilful and intentional violation. Settlement terms must be read as a whole: where one clause required repayment if movables remained unsold, a separate clause preserved attachment and possession of the flat and allowed its fresh sale through due process upon default. That expressly contemplated remedial consequence supported the conclusion that non-payment was not wilful or contumacious defiance of the court's authority. The respondent was therefore not found guilty of civil contempt, and the contempt petition was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308643