ANAMIKA PRAKASHAN vs VANI PRAKASHAN & ANR.

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$~12 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 23rd February, 2026 Uploaded on: 27th February, 2026 + FAO (COMM) 220/2025 & CM APPL. 50471/2025 ANAMIKA PRAKASHAN .....Appellant Through: Mr. Utkarsh, Mr. Vipul Saluja, Ms. Anshu Priyanka, Ms. Manya Purwar, Mr. Abhiraj Singh, Mr. Abhishek Khare, Advs. versus VANI PRAKASHAN & ANR. .....Respondents Through: None. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present appeal has been filed by the Appellant - Anamika Prakashan under Order XLIII Rule 1(r) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (hereinafter ‘the CPC’), inter alia, challenging the impugned order dated 7th July, 2025 passed by the ld. District Judge-12, Commercial Court, Central, Delhi in an application under Order XXXIX Rule 2A of the CPC in the Contempt Petition No. 21/24 titled Vani Prakashan (through Proprietor Ms Ameeta Maheshwari) v. Mahendra Mishra (deceased) through LRs & Anr. 3. Vide the impugned order, the Appellant has been sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment of two months in Civil Prison and attachment of the property of the Appellant has also been directed vide the impugned order for a period of one year on the ground that the Appellant is guilty of contempt of Signature Not Verified Signed By:RENUKA NEGI FAO (COMM) 220/2025 Page 1 of 11 Signing Date:27.02.2026 16:55:08 the orders dated 5th December, 2020 and 20th December, 2023 passed in the commercial suit being CS(Comm) No. 1753/2020 titled Vani Prakashan vs Mahendra Mishra & Anr. 4. The brief background of the present case is that, both the Appellant/Defendant - Anamika Prakashan and Respondent/Plaintiff – Vani Prakashan, are publishing houses. One Mr. Mahendra Mishra (deceased) was the