Cont. Petn. No.

193 of 2014
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ITEM NO.1B COURT NO.2 SECTION IX
[FOR ORDERS]
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

CONTEMPT PETITION (C) NO. 193 OF 2014
IN
SLP(C) 3772/2014
KISHOR K MEHTA Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
REKHA H SHETH & ORS Respondent(s)
Date: 21/05/2014 This Petition was called on for pronouncement
of orders today.
For Petitioner(s) Mr. Ajay Bhargava, Adv.
Ms. Vanita Bhargava, Adv.
Mr. Nitin Mishra, Adv.
For M/S. Khaitan & Co., Advs.
For Respondent(s)
For Rr 5 Mr. Ajay Kumar, Adv.
*****
Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Patnaik pronounced the
order of the Court for a Bench comprising of His
Lordship and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Fakkir Mohamed
Ibrahim Kalifulla.
For the reasons recorded in the signed
reportable order, we drop the contempt proceedings
against respondent No.6, recall the order dated 14
th
February, 2014 in SLP(C) NO.3772 of 2014 and issue
Cont. Petn. No. 193 of 2014
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notice in the Special Leave Petition to all the
respondents returnable within eight weeks and direct
that interim arrangement made in this order shall
continue till disposal of the Special Leave
Petition.
[KALYANI GUPTA]
COURT MASTER
[RENU DIWAN]
COURT MASTER
[SIGNED REPORTABLE ORDER IS PLACED ON THE FILE.]
Reportable
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
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