Friday, 04 AUGUST 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The Supreme Court has stayed the order of Delhi High Court sentencing businessman Veer Singh on contempt charges and also put a stay on the Look Out Circular.
“By way of ad-interim order, there shall be stay that part of the order which directs the imprisonment of the appellant and issuance of Look Out Circular (LOC)”, the apex court order stated.
Veer Singh was represented by senior advocates Vikas Singh, Kiran Suri and Gopal Sankaranarayanan.
Singh’s advocates argued that no contempt or willful disobedience against the appellant is made out in the present case.
The bench also expressed its opinion that the proceedings of contempt cannot be used as an arm-twisting exercise, when an alternate remedy is always available for execution of orders, if any.
