Judgment

2. The present petition has been filed under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act read with section 215 of the Indian Constitution alleging disobedience of the directions contemplated in the order dated 29/6/09 issued in public interest in W.P.No.625/02 in between parties Hardas Gupta and others Vs. State of M.P. & others. In the order dated 29/6/09 following directions were issued in operative para, which being germane to the point under consideration, may be quoted below:-

“Having heard the parties, we find that there is no dispute about the factual situation. Even counsel for the Electricity Board and Telephone Department could not dispute that their polls are on the roads.

According to them, those polls can be removed only if the Municipal Corporation makes arrangements for the funds. The question of finance can be considered even at subsequent stage. We also find that there are already orders of this Court dated 22/1/2008 that the Electricity Board should first remove the polls and then may raise demand from the Municipal Corporation towards the expenditure. However, still, no action is taken by the officers of the Electricity Board. Similar is the situation w