Dr Ashok M Bhat v. R v Pharmaceuticals
Case brief
What is this about?
IA 3522/2025 in Commercial IP Suit 386/2017, Bombay HC Commercial Division, Arif S. Doctor, J., 7 March 2026: non-bailable warrant ordered against Respondent No.2 for failure to comply with the 11 February 2026 direction to file an asset-disclosure affidavit (prayer clauses (d) and (f)) and for absence from court despite two prior NBWs; contempt petition admitted 11 November 2025; orders of 19.01.2017/09.02.2017/28.02.2017/20.01.2021 in background; warrant returnable 6 April 2026; Dr Ashok M Bhat (Plaintiff; counsel Siddhant Gupta i/b Vinod Bhagat) v. R V Pharmaceuticals & Anr; Court Receiver represented by Mr. Dhiraj Zatke; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Issuance of a non-bailable warrant against Respondent No.2 to ensure presence, returnable on 6th April 2026; the interim application itself was not finally disposed of at this sitting.