Kudi Bazar Badsahi Samity and Anr. v. Manjit Kumar Yadav the Sub Divisional Magistrate Egra
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt of court – willful and deliberate violation required for penalizing; timeline in order under contempt is a direction in terrorem; no penalty for crossing stipulated period where delay justified (insufficiency of documents, non-availability of map/materials, BDO directions, intervening elections, about 64 encroachers). Rule WPCRC 95 of 2025 in WPA 22875 of 2022 discharged; CPAN 188 of 2025 disposed of; personal appearance of alleged contemnor, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Egra, dispensed with. Petitioners: Kudi Bazar Babsahi Samity and another (Mr. Amit Baran Dash, Ms. Ankana Sarkar); alleged contemnor (Mr. Dipanjan Datta, Mr. Nilotpal Chatterjee, Mr. Amrit Lal Chatterjee, Mr. Subhajit Chowdhury); private respondent (Mr. Balaram Pandit). Single Judge: Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, J. Decision date: 4 July 2025. No statutes or precedents cited in the judgment.
What did the court decide?
Rule WPCRC 95 of 2025 discharged; CPAN 188 of 2025 disposed of accordingly; further personal appearance of the alleged contemnor dispensed with.