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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
SUJOY PAUL,CJ., CHAITALI CHATTERJEE (DAS)
Subrata Hait – Appellant
Versus
Joydeb Manna, General Manager, (Operation), Indian Oil Corporation Limited – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
CHAITALI CHATTERJEE (DAS), J.
1. This contempt application has been filed under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for willful and deliberate violation of the judgement and order dated 29.8 of 2025 passed by this court in MAT no. 1959 of 2023 in refusing to pay interest on the amount of compensation as computed by the competent authority by the order dated 22.5.2023, affirmed by the Division Bench.
2. Initially a writ petition was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India being WPA 19895 of 2021 praying for a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents particularly the respondent no.1 and their men and agents to forthwith pay the compensation in respect of the loss and damage suffered by the petitioner during the renovation/laying of the pipeline by the respondent no. 1 and further compensation beyond the period of two months from 20th July, 2020 the date of taking over possession of the said land to the petitioner. The further prayer made by the petitioner for a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to forthwith and over the leasehold land of the petitioner after completing the project and if not already completed until such time the land is handed over back t
The main legal point established in the judgment is the limitation on the appealability of a contempt Judge's order under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act and Chapter VIII Rule 5 of the Rules....
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Point of Law : Contempt Case - wilful disobedience - Applicant is aggrieved by the compensation so awarded by the State authorities, he may approach the forum available under the law challenging the ....
The appellant committed contempt by willfully disobeying a court order directing the deposit of compensation, emphasizing the imperative for compliance with judicial directives.
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