Balwantbhai Somabhai Bhandari vs Hiralal Somabhai Contractor (Deceased) Rep. By Lrs.

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2023 Supreme(SC) 837

J. B. PARDIWALA, MANOJ MISRA
Balwantbhai Somabhai Bhandari – Appellant
Versus
Hiralal Somabhai Contractor (Deceased) Rep. By Lrs. – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Appellant(s) : Mr. Mihir Joshi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shamik Shirishbhai Sanjanwala, AOR Mr. Shantanu Parmar, Adv. Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Vanshdeep Dalmia, AOR Ms. Natasha Dalmia, Adv. Ms. Devanshi Singh, Adv. Mr. Shivam Pundhir, Adv. Ms. Anisha Jain, Adv. Mr. Soumik Ghosal, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Arijit Prasad, Sr. Adv. Mr. Nachiket A. Dave, Adv. Mr. Pradhuman Gohil, Adv. Mrs. Taruna Singh Gohil, AOR Ms. Ranu Purohit, Adv. Mr. Alapati Sahithya Krishna, Adv. Ms. Nidhi Mittal, Adv. Mr. Rushabh N. Kapadia, Adv. Mr. Vijayanand Tripathi, Adv.

Table of Content
1. overview of multiple civil appeals with common issues. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. details of the high court's contempt ruling and sale transactions. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9)
3. contempt proceedings initiation and procedural considerations. (Para 10 , 11 , 12)
4. arguments against the findings of contempt and call for dismissal. (Para 31 , 32 , 33)
5. the principles governing contempt jurisdiction. (Para 39 , 40 , 41)
6. conclusion regarding the acceptance of apologies in contempt cases. (Para 112 , 113 , 114)
7. final dismissal of appeals and ordered actions. (Para 117 , 118 , 119)

J. B. PARDIWALA, J.

1. Since the issues raised in all the captioned appeals are the same; the parties are also same and the challenge is also to the self-same judgment passed by the High Court of Gujarat those were taken up for hearing analogously and are being disposed of by this common judgment and order.

3. The Civil Appeal No. 4955 of 2022 and Civil Appeal No. 5041 of 2022 are statutory appeals under Section 19 (1) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (for short, ‘the Act 1971’) filed by the conte

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2023 Supreme(SC) 837

J. B. PARDIWALA, MANOJ MISRABalwantbhai Somabhai Bhandari – AppellantVersusHiralal Somabhai Contractor (Deceased) Rep. By Lrs. – Respondent

J. B. PARDIWALA, MANOJ MISRA
Balwantbhai Somabhai Bhandari – Appellant
Versus
Hiralal Somabhai Contractor (Deceased) Rep. By Lrs. – Respondent