'Wilful' Disobedience For Contempt Excludes Casual, Bona Fide Acts, Does Not Encompass Negligent Actions: Delhi High Court
Nupur Thapliyal
18 Dec 2023 4:23 PM IST

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18 Dec 2023 4:23 PM IST
The Delhi High Court has observed that “wilful” disobedience of a judicial order by a contemnor excludes casual, accidental, bona fide or unintentional acts or genuine inability. “Wilful acts does not encompass involuntarily or negligent actions. The act has to be done with malice or without a justifiable excuse or stubbornly, obstinately or perversely. The deliberate conduct of a...
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