Sanil Sitaram Gaonkar v. Deepa Durganand Mangeshka
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Contempt Petition No. 80 of 2026, Amit Borkar, J., decided 15 April 2026: contempt petition by Sanil Sitaram Gaonkar against Deepa Durganand Mangeshkar alleging willful disobedience of Family Court, Pune order dated 22 July 2024; disposed of on the ground that the remedy for disobedience of a subordinate court's order lies before that court (per Kanwar Singh Saini v. High Court of Delhi, (2012) 4 SCC 307), invoking Order 39 Rule 2A and Order 39 Rule 11 CPC; contentions left open before the subordinate court.
What did the court decide?
No coercive relief; all contentions kept open to be agitated before the competent subordinate court. ¶¶16