Bombay High Court
RICHA INDRAJIT CHATTERJEE NEE RICHA RAJESH KAURAversusINDRAJIT ALOKKUMAR CHATTERJEE
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The court allowed the withdrawal of the contempt petition and disposed of it as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioners, Richa Indrajit Chatterjee and Rajesh Kaura, filed a contempt petition before the Bombay High Court against the respondents, Indrajit Alokkumar Chatterjee. Both parties jointly submitted that they had filed consent terms before the Family Court and that a consent decree had already been passed. On this basis, the petitioners sought leave of the court to withdraw the contempt petition. The learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Mehul Rathod, and for the respondents, Mr. Firdaus Udaipuri and Ms. Sofia Udaipuri, appeared before the bench. The court, after considering the joint submission, granted leave to withdraw and ordered the contempt petition to be disposed of as withdrawn.
Issues considered
- Whether a contempt petition may be withdrawn after the parties have entered into a consent decree before the Family Court
Subjects
- contempt
- withdrawal
- consent decree
- family court
- civil procedure
Judgment
Neeta Sawant 3-CP-589-2022.docx
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 589 OF 2022
Richa Indrajit Chatterjee Nee Richa … Petitioner
Rajesh Kaura
: Versus :
Indrajit Alokkumar Chatterjee … Respondent
Mr. Mehul Rathod, for the Petitioner.
Mr. Firdaus Udaipuri and Ms. Sofia Udaipuri i/b. Mr. Juzer Udaypuri, for
the Respondent.
Ms. Richa Chatterjee, present in person.
Mr. Indrajit Chatterjee present in person.
CORAM: SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.
DATED: 7 OCTOBER 2026.
P.C.:
1) The learned counsel appearing for the parties jointly submit
that Consent Terms have been filed before the Family Court and
consent decree has been passed. In that view of the matter, Petitioner
seeks leave to withdraw the Contempt Petition. Leave granted.
Contempt Petition is disposed of as withdrawn.
Digitally
signed by
NEETA
NEETA SHAILESH
SHAILESH SAWANT
SAWANT Date:
2026.10.07
15:00:45
+0530
[SANDEEP V. MARNE , J.]
PAGE NO. 1 of 1
Wednesday, 7 October 2026
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