Lal Chand vs Dharam Chand - 2023 Supreme(HP) 207

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2023 Supreme(HP) 207

SANDEEP SHARMA
Lal Chand – Appellant
Versus
Dharam Chand – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioners: Mr. Hirdaya Ram.
For the Respondents: Mr. Rajiv Rai.

JUDGMENT :

Sandeep Sharma, J.

By way of instant petition, prayer has been made on behalf of the petitioners for initiation of the contempt proceedings against the respondents for their having willfully and intentionally disobeyed the mandate contained in order dated 17.2.2022, passed by this Court in CWP No. 719 of 2022, whereby this Court while directing the learned Additional Advocate General to have instructions ordered that till the next date of hearing, head Office building of respondent No.4 shall not be leased out/rented out. Since despite there being aforesaid order, respondent leased out the Head Office building on respondent No.4, to M/s Harsh Industries, petitioners have approached this Court in the instant proceedings for initiation of action against the respondent.

2. Pursuant to notice issued in the instant proceedings, respondent has filed reply, perusal whereof reveals that head office building of respondent No.4 was leased out/rented out to the M/s Harsh Industries on 1.3.2022, but since interim order was not extended on 28.2.2022, respondent remained under the impression that interim order dated 17.2.2022 has lost its efficacy.

3. Though learned counsel for the petiti

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