Supreme Court Lets Bombay High Court Continue Pending Contempt Proceedings but Bars Final Decision Till Next Date

The petitioner challenged the final judgment and order of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay dated 01.09.2026 in IA No. 2678/2025, through a special leave petition filed as Diary No. 55144/2026 with an application for permission to file it (cause title). Senior Advocate Vikas Singh appeared for him; no counsel is recorded for the respondents. The record of proceedings does not describe the contempt proceedings, the High Court's order or the parties' submissions.

The Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta granted permission to file the special leave petition and issued notice, returnable on 28.09.2026 (paras 1-2). Its only interim direction reads: "As an interim measure, it is only provided that the High Court may proceed with the pending contempt proceedings but may not take a final decision till the next date fixed." (para 3). The proceedings were therefore not stayed, but the High Court cannot conclude them for now. The order records no reasons, no view on the merits and none of the remarks made at the hearing (paras 1-3).