Hemant Kumar Mishra v. K Saravanan, Registrar Imu C/O Registrar
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court; contempt jurisdiction limited to ensuring compliance with the Court's own order; no substantive reliefs grantable in contempt; petitioner Capt. Hemant Kumar Mishra appearing in person; respondents including Mr. K. Saravanan, Registrar IMU; averments of harassment and mala-fide/penal transfer of June 2016 by IMU officials; W.P. No. 6351 of 2016 — transfer stayed; SLP No. 22671 of 2016 summarily dismissed by Supreme Court on 12 August 2016; reasons of Contempt Petition No. 224 of 2024 applied; leave credited in peculiar facts of the case; all contentions on merits kept open; liberty to pursue appropriate remedies available in law; disposed on 14 January 2026.
What did the court decide?
No relief granted on the reliefs prayed for in the Contempt Petition; the Petitioner was left open to resort to appropriate remedies available in law and all contentions on merits were kept open.