2014 Supreme(P&H) 1432
MUTTACI JEYAPAUL, SNEH PRASHAR
Court of its own motion – Appellant
Versus
Ram Pal – Respondent
Advocates:
For the Appellant :Anupam Gupta, Senior Advocate and Ashok Kumar, Advocate
For the Respondents:B.R. Mahajan, Advocate General, Sandeep Vermani, Addl. A.G., K.S. Naiwa, Arshwinder Singh, Additional Advocate Generals, Devinder Singh Punia, Advocate, O.P. Hooda and Ram Kanwar Dhaka, Contemners
1. In the present contempt petition, finding that the contemners Ram Pal and Ram Kanwar Dhaka intentionally disobeyed the directions of this court to appear and face the contempt proceedings initiated by us, we issued non-bailable warrants of arrest as against Rum Pal and Ram Kanwar Dhaka. On execution, they were directed to be brought in Court for the hearing on 10.11.2014. The other contemner Dr. O.P. Hooda who appeared for the hearing on 5.11.2014 was directed to appear before this Court on 10.11.2014. The contemner Ram Kanwar Dhaka filed a short reply by way of affidavit informing this Court that he in fact intended to appear before this Court for the last hearing on 5.11.2014 but the members of the National Social Service Committee who gathered at the Railway Station, Chandigarh, did not permit him to proceed to this Court. As the circumstances were beyond his control, he could not attend the Court on 5.11.2014, he has stated further.
2. In our considered view, the above stand of the contemner Ram Kanwar Dhaka reflects only his recalcitrant attitude towards the orders passed by this Court against him to face contempt. He has been brought before this Court on execution of non-ba
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