Pratekk Agarwaal v. Jambopay Express Private Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
Aggravated contempt - Respondents' email seeking adjournment of contempt hearings on grounds of personal convenience; personal presence mandatory once contempt notice issued; warrant deferred on assurance of next-day appearance; conditional orders to compel presence of Respondent Nos. 2-4 (Manan Dixit, Kuldeep Singh Thakur, Abhishekh Charandas Bhasme) if absent; liability of Rs.1.65 crores in five Petitions; Rs.25 lakhs offer refused; Contempt of Courts Act, 1971; Bombay High Court Commercial Division; Arif S. Doctor, J.; connected matters C.P.(L) 35130/2024, C.P. 1/2025, 9/2025, 10/2025 in Commercial Arbitration Petition 327/2024; stand over 20-01-2026.
What did the court decide?
Warrant withheld on counsel's assurance of personal appearance of all Respondents before the Court the next day at 3.00 p.m.; Respondent Nos. 2-4 warned that absence will result in appropriate orders to ensure their presence; matters stand over to 20th January 2026 at 3.00 p.m.