INDERMEET KAUR
Rajeev Mittal – Appellant
Versus
Sanjay Goel – Respondent
INDERMEET KAUR, J.
1. The petitioner is aggrieved by the orders dated 11.04.2012 & 13.04.2012; contention of the petitioner before this Court is the in pending proceedings which were proceeding for contempt, the directions as contained in the aforenoted orders could not have been passed by the trial Court as the power to initiate contempt under the provisions of Sections 10 & 11 of the Contempt of Court Act, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act) is an inherent power vested with the High Court alone and the subordinate Court could not have issued the said directions; the said directions amounting to an illegality being beyond the jurisdiction of the concerned Court are accordingly liable to be set aside.
2. Arguments have been refuted.
3. Record shows that Sanjay Goel had filed suit No. 21/2012 seeking an injunction against the defendants Lions Club International District and others from conducting the election as scheduled for 25 & 26.02.2012; further to provide the list of delegates having voting rights in the said election.
4. On 07.03.2012 on the statement recorded of the respective parties, the plaintiff had withdrawn the suit. The statement of the defendant
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