Umashankar v. Jitendra Shukla
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: contempt petition; CONT No. 66 of 2022; WPC No. 1999/2021; non-compliance; Section 11; Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013; land acquisition; Janjgir-Champa; Sakti; Champa; Umashankar; Tarachand; Jitendra Shukla (Collector); Rena Jameel (SDO Revenue); Keshav Prasad Lahre (Executive Engineer, PWD); compliance conceded; proceedings closed; liberty to challenge; Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal; 25.06.2024; High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur. Single-judge order closing a contempt petition after counsel for respondents reported compliance with the underlying writ order of 30.06.2021 (Section 11 RFCTLARR Act, 2013 notification issued; acquisition proceedings commenced), petitioner agreeing; petitioner's liberty to challenge the underlying order expressly preserved.
What did the court decide?
Contempt proceedings closed ('It is accordingly closed'); petitioner left at liberty to challenge the order dated 30.06.2021 in WPC No. 1999/2021 if aggrieved.