JUDGMENT

This is a contempt petition under sections 10, 12 and 16 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for taking action under the provisions of the said Act against respondents/contemnors No. 1 - Yamuna Devi, 2 - Ram Manohar, 3 - Shri R. P. Thakur (Presiding Judge, Court of Civil Judge Class I, Mungaoli, District Ashok Nagar), and 4 - Shri Salim Khan (Naib Nazir) for their alleged act of having deliberately and intentionally flouted the order of this Court dated 21-10-2009 passed in S. A. No. 544/2009.

2. Facts in short relevant for this petition are that respondents No. 1 and 2 instituted Civil Suit No. 24A/2006 for eviction from the suit shop and recovery of arrears of rent, which was decreed in their favour against the applicant by the Court of Civil Judge, Class I, Mungaoli, District Guna vide judgment and decree dated 21-4-2008. Civil Appeal No. 16A/2008 preferred against it was dismissed by the learned lower Appellate Judge on 29-9-2009. 30th September, 2009 was public holiday being Sunday, therefore the application for certified copy of the judgment and decree of the lower Appellate Court was submitted on 1-10-2009, which was delivered on 7-10-2009. Applicant on receipt of cer