M/S Niraj Kumar through Its Proprietor Niraj Kumar v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (Bsnl), through Its Chairman and Managing Director
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim compliance order dated 18.09.2025 of the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi in W.P.(C) No.2793 of 2025 (M/s Niraj Kumar through sole Proprietor Niraj Kumar v. BSNL & Ors.), Coram Tarlok Singh Chauhan, C.J. and Rajesh Shankar, J.: GeM created Demand No.511687727047106 in compliance with the Court's order dated 01.09.2025 and requested BSNL to create the contract; BSNL's failure held contemptuous; one week's last opportunity granted to BSNL to create the contract, failing which its officials to be deemed to have aggravated contempt; compliance listing on 25.09.2025; status reports directed from BSNL and GeM. Search terms: GeM portal, contract creation, Demand No.511687727047106, contempt, BSNL, writ petition, compliance, last opportunity.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions only: one week's further time (as last opportunity) granted to BSNL to create the contract as per the order dated 01.09.2025, failing which its officials would be deemed to have aggravated the contempt; matter to be listed on 25.09.2025 for compliance; status reports to be filed by BSNL and GeM in the meantime. The writ petition itself was not finally disposed of.