Court Expresses 'Despair' Over Trial Court Initiating Contempt Proceedings Despite HC's Stay Order on Case: Calcutta High Court

In a sharp rebuke to a subordinate judicial officer, the Calcutta High Court has quashed proceedings initiated by a trial court in Misc. (Exe.) Case No. 55 of 2024, which sought to recover outstanding maintenance through contempt proceedings, despite the fact that the underlying criminal complaint had already been stayed by a coordinate bench of the High Court. Justice Bibhas Ranjan De Expresses Displeasure Delivering the judgment, Justice Bibhas Ranjan…