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Consequences of Disobedience of Injunction (Order XXXIX Rule 2A CPC)
Judicial Orders, Injunctions & Precedents
Definition
Statutory penalties for knowing violation of a temporary injunction, empowering the civil court to attach the contemnor’s property and commit them to civil prison for up to three months.
Example
In Samee Khan v. Bindu Khan, the Supreme Court held that the civil court under Order XXXIX Rule 2A CPC can both attach property and order detention in civil prison to penalize a deliberate breach of an injunction order.