https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769401 A Single Judge in contempt proceedings cannot reopen or negate a prior contempt finding recorded by a coordinate Bench; once wilful disobedience has already been held, the later Bench must proceed only from that stage and cannot discharge the notice by reassessing whether contempt existed. The proper remedy against the earlier finding is a statutory appeal, not a fresh merits review by another Single Judge. The Supreme Court held that the later order was beyond jurisdiction and inconsistent with judicial propriety, set it aside, and remitted the matter to proceed from the stage after the earlier contempt order. en-us Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 08:53:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769401 A Single Judge in contempt proceedings cannot reopen or negate a prior contempt finding recorded by a coordinate Bench; once wilful disobedience has already been held, the later Bench must proceed only from that stage and cannot discharge the notice by reassessing whether contempt existed. The proper remedy against the earlier finding is a statutory appeal, not a fresh merits review by another Single Judge. The Supreme Court held that the later order was beyond jurisdiction and inconsistent with judicial propriety, set it aside, and remitted the matter to proceed from the stage after the earlier contempt order. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769401