RAJIV SHAKDHER, J. (ORAL)

1. Vide judgment dated 19.01.2012, respondent nos.2 to 6 have been found guilty of contempt. The matter is placed today before me for considering whether or not sentence, if any, ought to be accorded to respondent nos.2 to 6 in the facts of this case.

2. It may be recapitulated that the contempt proceedings were instituted by the petitioner herein, on account of deliberate violation and willful disobedience of the judgment of this court dated 31.03.2006 passed in CS (OS) 2349/2000 as also the judgment dated 15.12.2006 passed in RFA(OS) 33/2006.

3. My predecessor has discussed the aspect of violation of the direction contained in aforementioned judgment/order of this court in great detail. It may only be noticed that respondent nos.2 to 6 in the captioned petition were at the relevant time members of the petitioner no.1 Union. Civil suits were filed in this court being: CS (OS) 681/1999 and 2349/2000. It is in these suits, that a common order dated 31.03.2006 was passed by a single Judge of this court.

3.1 The upshot of the said judgments was that respondent nos.2 and 6, who were defendants in the suit, were restrained from projecting themselves