SYED SAADATHULLA HUSSAINI, J.

( 1 ) THIS contempt case has been filed by the petitioner alleging that the respondents have violated the orders of this Court passed in W. A. No. 32 of 1991 dated 2-11-1992 and to punish them and to direct the respondent No. 1 to dispose of the appeal preferred by the petitioner on merits.

( 2 ) AT the outset, two preliminary objections have been raised by the respondents viz. , (i) that the contempt case is barred by limitation under Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. (ii) that no proceedings have been initiated within a period of one year from the date of contempt alleged, as such, the contempt case is not maintainable.

( 3 ) WE have heard at length the arguments of both the counsel and we must say fairly that the learned Government Pleader has not pressed the first objection after conclusion of the arguments by the learned counsel for the petitioner.

( 4 ) WITH regard to the second objection, it is submitted, that the date of alleged contempt is 10-3-1994 and the contempt case has been filed on 10-3-1995. When the said case came up for admission on 10-3-1995, the court directed that notice before admission be issued to the respondents.

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