Hon'ble High Court of Rajasthan dropped a S.B. Civil Contempt Petition on the finding that the underlying writ petition and interim order were dismissed as infructuous. The court imposed costs of Rs.15,000 on the petitioner.
Contempt proceedings dropped; Notices discharged; Cost of Rs.15,000 imposed on petitioner.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 76 / 2014
Ramavatar Sharma S/o Shri Kanhaiyalal Sharma, by Caste Brahmin, Thorugh Power of Attorney Holder Smt., Aged About 33 Years, Pratibha Sharma W/o. Shri Ramavtar Sharma, R/o. 62, Shakti Nagar, Gopalpura Bypass, Tehsil and District Jaipur Rajasthan
----Petitioner
Versus
----Respondents
_____________________________________________________ For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Saransh Saini
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Amit Tanwani
Mr. Sudesh Bansal
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA
Judgment / Order
12/01/2018
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infructuous on 5.12.2016.However, learned counsel for the applicant states that in the garb of the interim order dated 5.9.2013 and the pendency of the present contempt petition, the JDA authority against whom the petitioner is pressing the contempt proceedings are harassing the applicants.
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account of the pendency of the present contempt proceedings. In view thereof, the present contempt proceedings are dropped and closed.
Notices are discharged. Cost of Rs.15,000/- is imposed upon the petitioner to be deposited and paid to the applicant.
(SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA)J.
Anu/33
2 issues framed by the court
Whether contempt proceedings can be sustained when the underlying writ petition and interim order have been dismissed as infructuous.
Whether the petitioner was estopped from pressing the petition after failing to inform the court of the dismissal of the main writ petition.
Ramavatar Sharma
Shri Pawan Arora
Shri Teja Ram Choudhary
Sanjeev Prakash Sharma
As recorded by the court registry
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