https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=447282 A prosecution or complaint founded on the same file and factual matrix covered by an express stay of proceedings amounts to wilful disobedience when pursued in disregard of that restraint. The Delhi HC found that the later criminal complaint and sanction for prosecution traced their basis to the very file and narrative already stayed by the earlier order, and that the respondents could not narrow the effect of the categorical stay by taking a different route. It also noted suppression of material orders passed in the petitioner's favour and an attempt to over-reach the restraint. On those facts, the ingredients of civil contempt were satisfied and the respondents were held guilty. en-us Tue, 19 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 09 Aug 2024 15:34:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=447282 A prosecution or complaint founded on the same file and factual matrix covered by an express stay of proceedings amounts to wilful disobedience when pursued in disregard of that restraint. The Delhi HC found that the later criminal complaint and sanction for prosecution traced their basis to the very file and narrative already stayed by the earlier order, and that the respondents could not narrow the effect of the categorical stay by taking a different route. It also noted suppression of material orders passed in the petitioner's favour and an attempt to over-reach the restraint. On those facts, the ingredients of civil contempt were satisfied and the respondents were held guilty. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 19 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=447282