A petitioner alleged that the District Collector intended to settle land in violation of a restraint order. The court held that contempt cannot be anticipated for a future act and dismissed the petition as premature.
Petition dismissed as premature for anticipating future act violating restraint order.
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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR
CONT No. 334 of 2022
Jogendra Shah S/o Shri Ram Chij Shah, Aged About 61 Years R/o Raut Para, Bijapur, Tahsil Bijapur, District Bijapur Chhattisgarh,
---- Petitioner
Versus
Rajendra Kumara Katara, District Collector, District Bijapur Chhattisgarh. ---Respondent
For petitioner – Shri Ashok Patil, Advocate.
Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri
Order
16/03/2022
Heard.
Sd/-
(Goutam Bhaduri)
JUDGE
gouri
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a writ petition for contempt was maintainable on the premise that the respondent intended to violate a prior restraint order.
Jogendra Shah
Rajendra Kumara Katara
Goutam Bhaduri
As recorded by the court registry
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