In Brief
This matter concerns a Contempt Petition and Special Leave Petition filed in a matrimonial dispute alleging criminal offences under the IPC. The Supreme Court found that although matrimonial disputes are sensitive, the trial had been improperly delayed over 15 months despite an earlier Court order requiring completion within 2 months. The High Court's stay on further proceedings was set aside as unjustified. The Supreme Court ordered the Trial Court to resume proceedings immediately and endeavour to dispose of the case within two months, disposing of the Contempt Petition without entertaining the substantive merits to signal its displeasure at the procedural delay."
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