Committal for contempt of court: Innoverv Global Solutions -v- Anindya Mitra
Business and Property CourtsCommercial CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionCommittal for Contempt of CourtOrder
Claim number: CL-2025-000549
In the High Court of Justice
Business and Property Courts of England and Wales
King’s Bench Division
Commercial Court
17 April 2026
In Public
Before:
Mr Justice Robin Knowles CBE
Between:
Innoverv Global Solutions Limited
(Claimant/Applicant)
-v-
Anindya Mitra
(Defendant/Respondent)
Order
UPON the Claimant’s claim, issued by amended claim form dated 5 December 2025 (the “Claim Form”)
AND UPON the Claimant’s application for anti-suit injunctive relief, made by application notice dated 5 December 2025 (the “ASI Application”)
AND UPON the order of Mr Justice Foxton dated 12 December 2025, granting interim anti-suit injunctive relief against the Defendant in the terms of paragraph 2 thereof until a return date on 16 January 2025, and permitting the Claimant to serve the Claim Form, the Application and the order on the Defendant by alternative means (the “Foxton Order”)
AND UPON the order of Mr Justice Henshaw dated 16 January 2025 and endorsed with a penal notice, granting permanent anti-suit injunctive relief against the Defendant in the terms of paragraphs 2 and 3 thereof, and permitting the Claimant to serve the order on the Defendant by alternative means (the “Henshaw Order”)
AND UPON the Claimant’s contempt application, made pursuant to CPR rr.81.3 and 81.4, issued on 3 February 2026 (the “Contempt Application”)
AND UPON the sworn affidavits of Mr Stephen Ross, of Withers LLP, dated 3 February 2026, 17 March 2026 and 13 April 2026, made in support of the Contempt Application (the “Affidavit Evidence”)
AND UPON hearing Mr Ashley Cukier, Counsel for the Claimant
AND UPON the Defendant neither attending the hearing of the Contempt Application nor being represented but instead submitting, on 15 April 2026, a letter addressed to the Court which the Court considered in deciding whether to proceed with the Contempt Application in his absence
AND UPON the Court determining it appropriate, by reference to the relevant factors and the overriding objective, to proceed with the Contempt Application in the absence of the Defendant
AND UPON the Court being satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the Defendant breached paragraph 2 of the Foxton Order and paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Henshaw Order as particularised in the Contempt Application and as further particularised in the Affidavit Evidence
AND UPON the Court finding the Defendant guilty of contempt of court in respect of each of the alleged contempts particularised in the Contempt Application
AND UPON the Court determining it appropriate, by reference to the relevant factors and the overriding objective, to proceed directly to sentencing in respect of the contempts established by the Claimant
AND UPON the Court determining that contempts as established by the Claimant merit an immediate sentence of imprisonment
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The Defendant be immediately committed to prison for a period of 12 months.
(2) A Warrant of Committal shall issue forthwith.
(3) The Claimant do have permission to serve this Order on the Defendant by alternative means, (i) via email to “anindyamitra@yahoo.com” and (ii) via email to the Defendant’s legal representatives in India, Ms Benazir Kazi, Advocate High Court at Calcutta, Temple Chambers Room no 30, 6 Old Post Office Street Kolkata – 70001 (benazirkazidks@gmail.com) and Ms Trina Gosh of Alipore Judges Court, Kolkata – 700027 (trinaghosh4@gmail.com).
(4) The Defendant shall pay the Claimant’s costs of the Contempt Application, summarily assessed in the sum of £87,500 (incl. VAT).
(5) The oral judgment given by the Court in respect of the Contempt Application, including in relation to the sentence imposed on the Defendant, be transcribed and prepared on an expedited basis.
(6) Copies of the oral judgment referred to in paragraph (5) above shall then be provided to the parties. Copies shall also be supplied to National Archives and BAILII.
(7) Copies of this Order shall be provided to the judicial office at judicialwebupdates@judiciary.gsi.gov.uk for publication on their website as soon as reasonably practicable.
(8) Details of the matters set out in the judgment referred to in paragraph (5), above, shall be provided to the national media and to the Judicial Office pursuant to para 13.1 of the Practice Direction: Committal for Contempt – Open Court [2015] 1 WLR 2015.