Case Name: Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Neeraj Kumar against Shiv Estates Pvt. Ltd & Ors.
Court/Authority: Supreme Court of India.
Order Date: 25‑05‑2026.
Diary No.: 29731/2026.
Impugned Judgment/Order: Final judgment and order dated 28‑04‑2026 in CAC No. 6770/2025 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad.
Related Applications: IA No. 158166/2026 (Exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment), IA No. 158172/2026 (Permission to file petition), Review application filed by the State against the main order dated 08‑07‑2025, and SLP (C) No. 12062 of 2024 (earlier stay of contempt proceedings).
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe.
Parties Involved
Petitioner: Neeraj Kumar.
Respondents: Shiv Estates Pvt. Ltd & Ors.
State: Unnamed governmental entity that filed a review application.
Counsel for Petitioner: Senior Counsel P.N. Misra, along with Adv. Abhishek Kumar Singh, Ms. Pallavi Baghel, Adv. Anamika Yadav, Adv. Kartik Arora.
Counsel for Respondents: Not listed.
Issues / Allegations / Violations
The petitioner was charged under Sections 10 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.
Petition sought exemption from filing a copy/certificate of the impugned judgment and permission to file the Special Leave Petition.
The petitioner requested a stay of the contempt proceedings pending the outcome of the State’s review application.
Findings & Observations
The Court noted that a review application filed by the State against the main order dated 08‑07‑2025 is pending before the High Court.
The Court observed that in SLP (C) No. 12062 of 2024, it had previously directed a stay of contempt proceedings until the review petition was adjudicated.
Based on these facts, the Court deemed it appropriate to extend the same stay in the present SLP.
Penalties / Settlements / Directions
No monetary penalty or contempt sanction was imposed.
The Court directed that the contempt proceedings be postponed until the final adjudication of the pending review application.
The Court instructed the High Court to take up and dispose of the review petition(s) expeditiously.
The Special Leave Petition and any accompanying interlocutory applications were disposed of after these directions.
Corrective Actions & Future Obligations
The High Court is required to prioritize and conclude the pending review application promptly.
No further action is required from the petitioner or respondents until the review petition is resolved.
Final Ruling & Enforcement
Permission to file the Special Leave Petition was granted.
Contempt proceedings are stayed pending the outcome of the State’s review application.
The Supreme Court made no comment on the merits of the underlying contempt matter.
The SLP and any interlocutory applications stand disposed of, subject to the above directions.
