Coming down heavily on a litigant for attempting to throw her purse towards the judge after an order was passed against her family to vacate a property, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday (October 27) said her conduct amounted to contempt of court.

The incident took place while Justice Madhav J Jamdar was hearing a contempt petition in a dispute over property possession.

“It is required to be noted that Minder Gurmit Singh Thukral in the court has behaved in a wholly inappropriate manner, which also amounts to contempt of court,” the HC noted. The judge orally said he will initiate contempt proceedings against her and would impose costs.

The dispute involving Minder and her family dates back to 2009, when property owner Onkar Singh Kalra, filed an eviction suit in the Small Causes Court against “gratuitous licensee” Tarlok Singh Thukral, a tenant. The court ruled in favour of Kalra on July 6, 2018.

Subsequent challenges by the licensee Thukral failed at every stage.…