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ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Hoti Lal – Appellant
Versus
Jitendra Kumar A. D. M. Fandr – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, J.
1. Heard Sri Madhup Viswas, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Neeraj Dube, learned counsel for the opposite party.
2. These connected contempt applications have been filed under Section 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for punishing the opposite party for not complying the order of writ Court dated 04.05.2017 passed in Writ-C No. 19304 of 2017, requiring the opposite party to complete the entire proceedings in respect of Plot No. 224 and payment being made.
3. Contempt Application No. 4409 of 2017 is being taken up as the leading case and the facts of the said case in brief is being disclosed as under for better appreciation:-
4. The applicants before this Court are the patta holders of Gata No. 224 (old Gata No. 146) in Mauja-Bijauli, Gram Panchayat-Bijauli, District-Etawah. The National Highway Authority of India (hereinafter called as ‘NHAI’) needed the land for road widening of NH-2, and thus a publication was made under Section 3-A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (hereinafter called as ‘Act of 1956’) for the acquisition of various plots. Initially, the Gata No. 224, 429, 608 and 642 were also included but no award was made in respect
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.
The central legal point established in the judgment is the acceptance of the proposal for settlement by the respondent authority to a substantial extent and the non-precedential nature of the resolut....
Public officials must comply with court orders; failure constitutes civil contempt and invites punishment.
The distinction between incorrect and false statements in affidavits is critical in contempt proceedings; mere inaccuracies do not necessarily constitute contempt of court.
The National Highway Act, 1956 provides for the acquisition of private properties for the construction of national highways, including the process of award declaration and compensation determination.....
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