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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
SONU BHATI & ANR. – Appellant
Versus
ARCHANA JAIN & ORS. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
VIBHU BAKHRU, ACJ.
1. The appellants have filed the present appeal impugning an order dated 16.12.2024 (hereafter the impugned order) passed by the learned Single Judge in Cont. Cas (C) No. 1415/2023 captioned Archana Jain v. Rajinder Kumar Jain & Ors. whereby the learned Single Judge had found that respondent no.2 (arrayed as respondent no.1 in the contempt petition) had executed the sale deeds in respect of the property bearing No. WB-57 and WB-57A, Ganesh Nagar, Shakarpur, Delhi-110092 (hereafter the suit property), or part thereof, in willful defiance of the judicial orders. Accordingly, the learned Single Judge declared the sale-executed in favour of the appellants as void ab initio. It is material to note that the impugned order was passed at an interim stage and the learned Single Judge expressly clarified that the submissions regarding sale consideration paid by the appellants (respondents no.4 and 5 in the contempt petition) would be examined on the next date of hearing.
2. Respondent no.1 (Ms Archana Jain) had filed the aforementioned contempt petition under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (hereafter the CC Act) for willful disobedience of the order
Transfers of immovable property executed in violation of court orders are considered void and confer no rights to the transferee, preserving the integrity of judicial authority.
The execution of sale deeds after an interim injunction constitutes contempt, treated as non-est, emphasizing the authority of court orders over property disputes.
The central legal point established in the judgment is the importance of upholding court orders and the rule of law, especially in cases of deliberate violation of injunction orders.
The appellate court must respect the trial court's discretion in granting injunctions unless shown to be arbitrary or perverse.
The appellate court must respect the trial court's discretion in granting injunctions unless shown to be arbitrary or perverse, emphasizing the need for careful scrutiny of such orders.
Executing Sale Deeds in violation of a court undertaking constitutes contempt of court, as the statements made by advocates are binding unless proven otherwise.
Valid sale deeds can only be challenged through competent court orders; transactions executed in violation of interim injunctions are treated as void.
(1) Non appeal lies against consent order.(2) Statement made by Counsel before a Court as recorded in a judgment/order cannot be challenged before a different forum.
A judicial decision containing the principle, which forms an authoritative element termed as ratio decidendli. An interim order which does not finally and conclusively decide an issue which cannot be....
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