https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456759 A court-recorded assurance given by counsel on client instructions can operate as an undertaking to the Court when the Court acts on it, and its wilful breach may constitute civil contempt under the Contempt of Courts Act. In such circumstances, contempt jurisdiction may be used to neutralise the advantage gained from the breach, including by declaring offending sale deeds void or non est where they were executed in defiance of the restraint. A transferee claiming under such contemptuous transactions does not acquire a separate right to be impleaded or heard as a necessary party in the contempt proceedings. An apology is not automatic relief and may be rejected where it is not bona fide, reflects no real contrition, and is offered only to avoid consequences. en-us Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 12 Aug 2024 20:08:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456759 A court-recorded assurance given by counsel on client instructions can operate as an undertaking to the Court when the Court acts on it, and its wilful breach may constitute civil contempt under the Contempt of Courts Act. In such circumstances, contempt jurisdiction may be used to neutralise the advantage gained from the breach, including by declaring offending sale deeds void or non est where they were executed in defiance of the restraint. A transferee claiming under such contemptuous transactions does not acquire a separate right to be impleaded or heard as a necessary party in the contempt proceedings. An apology is not automatic relief and may be rejected where it is not bona fide, reflects no real contrition, and is offered only to avoid consequences. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456759