IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

INHERENT JURISDICTION

CONTEMPT PETITION (C) D NO 44401 OF 2023 IN CIVIL APPEAL NO 8418 OF 2022

Vivek Sreevastsan & Ors … Petitioners

Versus

Methuku Srinivas & Ors … Respondents

O R D E R

• 1 Application for permission to file the Contempt Petition is granted.
• 2 The petitioners were not parties to any proceedings before this Court or any other Court. Hence the exercise of the contempt jurisdiction is not warranted.
• 3 The Contempt Petition is accordingly dismissed.
• 4 Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.

…...…...….......………………....…CJI. [Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud]

…...…...….......………………....…..J. [J B Pardiwala]

…...…...….......………………....…..J. [Manoj Misra]

ITEM NO.28 COURT NO.1 SECTION XVII-A

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

CONMT.PET.(C) No. 1189/2023 in C.A. No. 8418/2022

SANTHOSH NARASIMHA MURTHY & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

METHUKU SRINIVAS & ORS. Respondent(s)

(IA No. 260732/2023 - EXTENSION OF TIME IA No. 265830/2023 - INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS OF PERJURY)

WITH

Diary No(s). 44401/2023 (XVII-A) (FOR CONTEMPT PETITION ON IA 230059/2023 FOR impleading party ON IA 265936/2023 IA No. 230059/2023 - CONTEMPT PETITION IA No.265936/2023 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT)

Date : 08-04-2024 These matters were called on for hearing today.

• CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA
• For Petitioner(s) Mr. Ajit Kumar Sinha, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sanjay R Hegde, Sr. Adv. Mr. Govind Jee, AOR Mr. Omanakuttan K K, Adv. Mr. Shahrukh Ali, Adv. Mr. Kartikeya Khanna, Adv. Mr. Tanay Hegde, Adv. Mr. Shivendu Prakash, Adv. Mr. Ankit Tiwari, Adv. Mr. Nishant Soni, Adv.
• For Respondent(s) Mr. Atmaram Nadkarni, Sr. Adv. Mrs. Madhavi Divan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shekhar G Devasa, Adv. Mr. Manish Tiwari, Adv. Ms. Thashmitha Muthanna, Adv. Mr. Shashi Bhushan Nagar, Adv.
  • Mr. Vishwanath Chaturvedi, Adv.

Mr. Aryan Pandey, Adv. M/S. Devasa & Co., AOR

Ms. Madhavi Divan, Sr. Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

Contempt Petition (C) No 1189 of 2023

• 1 Mr Atmaram Nadkarni, senior counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents states that the respondents have thus far paid an amount of about Rs 16 crores and the balance would be paid during the course of this week.
• 2 List the Contempt Petition on 19 April 2024.
• 3 The contemnors are present in Court today and shall continue to remain in Court on the next date of listing.

Diary No 44401 of 2023

• 4 Application for permission to file the Contempt Petition is granted.
• 5 The petitioners were not parties to any proceedings before this Court or any other Court. Hence the exercise of the contempt jurisdiction is not warranted.
• 6 The Contempt Petition is accordingly dismissed.
• 7 Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.

(GULSHAN KUMAR ARORA) (SAROJ KUMARI GAUR)

AR-CUM-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

(Signed order is placed on the file)