In this contempt application regarding willful disobedience of a 2010 order, the Allahabad High Court held that the petition was highly time barred and not maintainable under Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, leading to its dismissal.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC:165877
Court No. - 1
Case :- CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 6557 of 2024
Applicant :- Satish Kumar Srivastava Opposite Party :- Mr S Raj Lingam, District Magistrate Counsel for Applicant :- Daya Shankar Lal,Shyam Kumar
Hon'ble Salil Kumar Rai,J.
The present application has been filed pleading willful disobedience of the order dated 29.7.2010 passed by this Court in Writ A No.44052 of 2010.
The application is highly time barred and is not maintainable in light of Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.
The application is dismissed.
Order Date :- 18.10.2024
IB
Digitally signed by :- ITU BANERJEE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the application for contempt is maintainable due to time bar under Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Satish Kumar Srivastava
Mr S Raj Lingam
Salil Kumar Rai
As recorded by the court registry
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