Rajendra Nath Tiwari v. Jharkhand State Electricity Board
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt Case (Civil) No. 193 of 2020; High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; decided 04.01.2024; bench: Shree Chandrashekhar, A.C.J. and Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.; contempt dismissed for want of merits; maintainability contested on section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971; antecedent order dated 6th November 2012 in W.P.(PIL) No. 275 of 2012 directing Chairman of State Electricity Board on electricity safety and prevention of electricity theft at Nagaruntari; alleged breach of undertakings in Contempt Case (Civil) Nos. 490 of 2013, 532 of 2015 and 538 of 2016; opposite parties: State of Jharkhand and S. J. Rahate, Chairman, Jharkhand Urja Vikas Nigam Limited; petitioner: Rajendra Nath Tiwari; advocate for petitioner: Amit Kumar Tiwari; advocate for State: Gaurav Raj (AC to AAG-II).
What did the court decide?
The order dated 6th November 2012 passed in W.P.(PIL) No. 275 of 2012 was a simple direction issued by the Court for looking into the representation of the petitioner, which has now been sought to be enforced under the threat of contempt.