Dinesh Singh v. Suraj Kumar Sahu
Case brief
What is this about?
In this contempt petition alleging willful disobedience of an order passed over 5.5 years ago, the court closed the proceedings on the ground that delay precludes initiation of contempt. The court clarified that this decision does not bar the petitioners from challenging the land acquisition action through regular legal channels.
What did the court decide?
Contempt petition closed; liberty to challenge land action remains.