In Brief
A registered society violated a High Court's conditional stay order by granting short-term licenses to third parties to hold exhibitions and functions at a disputed property, collecting fees disguised as donations. The High Court found the society guilty of willful contempt but vacated the stay order instead of conducting formal contempt proceedings. The Supreme Court held that vacating a stay order is not a proper exercise of contempt jurisdiction when the violation is already complete. The Court set aside the High Court's action and remanded the matter for the High Court to conduct appropriate contempt proceedings, while allowing the decree-holder to pursue other remedies including execution of the decree."
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