Vbm Medizinteehnik Gmbh, Vs Geetan Luthra — Contempt of Court | Delhi HC (2026)

Vbm Medizinteehnik Gmbh, Vs Geetan Luthra — Contempt of Court | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Petition disposed of on agreed terms: respondent/JD to pay Rs.1,75,000/- as compensation to petitioner/DH within four weeks, accepted in full and final settlement of all outstanding claims; non-compliance with, or delay in, the payment to be construed as wilful and egregious breach of an undertaking attracting severe action under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

¶judgment para 7

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent/JD committed wilful disobedience of the decree dated 13.02.2025 warranting contempt proceedings. +1 more

¶judgment para 1

Court's answer

Upon the respondent/JD appearing, expressing regret and tendering an unconditional apology for the delayed compliance, the respondent agreed to pay a sum of Rs.1,75,000/to the petitioner/DH as compensation.

¶judgment para 6

Ratio / Principle

Learned counsel for the petitioner/DH acceded to the proposed compensation and agreed to accept the payment in full and final settlement of all outstanding claims of the petitioner against the respondent.

¶judgment para 6

Key takeaways

On the agreed terms, the contempt petition stands disposed of, with the aforesaid amount of Rs.1,75,000/- to be paid to the petitioner/DH.ratio¶judgment para 7
The compensation payment is to be made within a period of four weeks from the date of the order.ratio¶judgment para 7
Any non-compliance with, or delay in making, the agreed compensation payment shall be construed as a wilful and egregious breach of an undertaking given to the Court, entailing severe action against the respondent/JD under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt petition CONT.CAS(C) 1298/2025, High Court of Delhi (Sachin Datta, J.; oral; decided 19.05.2026). VBM Medizinteehnik GmbH (Decree Holder) alleged wilful disobedience by Geetan Luthra (Judgment Debtor) of the decree dated 13.02.2025: the affidavit required vide paragraph 8 of that decree was not filed in time, and although the remaining directions were belatedly complied with, deletion of the domain name http://vbmmedical.com occurred only on 24.11.2025, by when the domain could no longer be purchased by the DH and was listed 'on sale' online; compliance was recorded in an affidavit filed on 15.05.2026. Counsel for the petitioner urged that prejudice had been caused by the delay. The JD appeared, expressed regret, tendered an unconditional apology, and agreed to pay Rs.1,75,000/- to the DH as compensation; counsel for the DH acceded, accepting the payment in full and final settlement of all outstanding claims. The petition was disposed of on these terms, payment to be made within four weeks; any non-compliance or delay in payment is to be treated as a wilful and egregious breach of an undertaking to the Court, inviting severe action under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. No precedent was cited; the sole statute referenced is the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.