Supreme Court Upholds Contempt Proceedings Against Award Debtors for Wilful Disobedience of Court Orders in Arbitration Execution. The Court held that failure to comply with conditional orders for deposit of arbitral award amounts constitutes civil contempt under Section 2(b) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, as it demonstrates wilful disobedience and undermines judicial authority.
10 Mar 2022The contempt petition was filed by the award creditor, Urban Infrastructure Real Estate Fund, against the respondents for alleged wilful disobedience ...




