Dismissed

Hari Singh S/O Shri Chunna Jatav v. Shri Rameshwar S/O Shri Chand Singh Jatav

Rajasthan HC8 Oct 2025CCP/868/2023

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Contempt petition over possession of agricultural land pursuant to a 2005 interim status quo order. Holding the interim order's meaning unclear as to which party held possession, and relying on Supreme Court precedent that contempt proceedings are inappropriate where the order's meaning is not clear, the court dismissed the contempt petition.

What the court decided

AI extract

Hari Singh S/O Shri Chunna Jatav Vs Shri Rameshwar S/O… — Contempt of Court | Rajasthan HC (2025)

¶1

[2025:RJ-JP:40845]

¶2

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

¶3

S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 868/2023

¶4

Hari Singh S/o Shri Chunna Jatav, Resident Of Gram Sivana, Tehsil Kishangarh Baans, District Alwar.

¶5

Sonpal S/o Shri Chunna Jatav, Resident Of Gram Sivana, Tehsil Kishangarh Baans, District Alwar.

¶6

Mohanlal S/o Shri Chuna Jatav, Resident Of Gram Sivana, Tehsil Kishangarh Baans, District Alwar.

¶7

----Petitioners

¶8

Versus

¶9

Shri Rameshwar S/o Shri Chand Singh Jatav, Aged About 67 Years, Resident Of Gram Sivana, Tehsil Kishangarh Baans, Police Station Khairthal District Alwar (Rajasthan).

¶10

Shri Radheyshyam S/o Shri Chand Singh Jatav, Aged About 64 Years, Resident Of Gram Sivana, Tehsil Kishangarh Baans, Police Station Khairthal District Alwar (Rajasthan).

¶11

Shri Ramesh S/o Shri Chand Singh Jatav, Aged About 53 Years, Resident Of Gram Sivana, Tehsil Kishangarh Baans, Police Station Khairthal District Alwar (Rajasthan).

¶12

Shri Santosh S/o Shri Chand Singh Jatav, Aged About 45 Years, Resident Of Gram Sivana, Tehsil Kishangarh Baans, Police Station Khairthal District Alwar (Rajasthan).

¶13

----Respondents

¶14

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Anoop Pareek, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Dilip Singh, Adv.

[CCP-868/2023]

[2025:RJ-JP:40845]

(2 of 3)

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS Judgment / Order

¶19

08/10/2025

¶20

S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1266/2005 esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 22-02-2005 dh dfFkr vogsyuk ds laca/k esa ;g voekuuk ;kfpdk izLrqr dh xbZ gSA varfje vkns'k fnukad 22-02-2005 fuEukuqlkj gS%&

¶21

"Issue notice to the respondents to show cause why petition be not admitted, returnable by three weeks. Issue notice of stay application also. Notice be given dasti as well.

¶22

In the meanwhile, status quo as exists today shall be maintained. The interim order will be operative only after the service upon the respondents."

¶23

fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kph dk fuosnu gS fd oknxzLr d`f"k Hkwfe ij vkns'k ikfjr djrs le; mudk dCtk Fkk] tcfd dkykarj esa jktLo vf/kdkjh ds }kjk fnukad 13-12-2022 dks fjiksVZ rS;kj dh xbZ gS] ftlds vuqlkj ekSds ij foi{khx.k dk dCtk crk;k x;k gS vkSj mlls iwoZ izkFkhZx.k dk dCtk gksuk eksrfcjku }kjk crk;k x;k gSA

¶24

fo}ku vf/koDrk foi{khx.k dk fuosnu gS fd oknxzLr Hkwfe ij 'kq: ls gh mudk dCtk gS] dfFkr fjiksVZ esa fdlh O;fDr;ksa ds dgus ls dksbZ rF; mYysf[kr fd;k x;k gS rks og fujk/kkj gS] fnukad 13-12-2022 dh fjiksVZ ds vuqlkj ekSds ij mudk dCtk gksuk izekf.kr gSA

¶25

orZeku ekeys esa fnukad 22-02-2005 dks tks varfje vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] mlesa oknxzLr Hkwfe dh rRle; dh fLFkfr dks ;Fkkor j[kus dk vkns'k fn;k x;k gS] bl vkns'k ds ek/;e ls ;kph i{k dk dCtk gks

¶26

(3 of 3) [CCP-868/2023]

¶27

[2025:RJ-JP:40845]

¶28

vkSj mls lqjf{kr j[kk x;k gks] ,slk dksbZ vkns'k ugha gSA dCts ds laca/k esa nksuksa i{kksa ds ijLij fojks/kh nkos gSaA

¶29

ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr U;kf;d fu.kZ; Anil Ratan Sarkar Vs. Hirak Ghosh (2002) 4 SCC 21 rFkk Ram Kishan Vs. Tarun Bajaj (2014) 16 SCC 204 esa ;g O;oLFkk izfrikfnr dh gS fd tgka ikfjr vkns'k ds vFkZ Li"V ugha gSa] rks ,slh fLFkfr esa voekuuk dk;Zokgh pyk;k tkuk mfpr ugha gSA ;kph dk ekSds ij fnukad 22-02-2025 dks dCtk jgk gks] bl ckcr~ dksbZ fu'pk;d lkexzh ugha gSA

¶30

vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa voekuuk dh ;g dk;Zokgh izekf.kr ugha gksus ls ;kph dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g voekuuk ;kfpdk [kkfjt dh tkrh gS rFkk foi{khx.k dks tkjh'kqnk uksfVl lekIr fd;s tkrs gSaA

¶31

(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J

¶32

DINESH KUMAWAT /90

Hari Singh S/O Shri Chunna Jatav v. Shri Rameshwar S/O Shri Chand Singh Jatav

Case brief

What is this about?

What the court decided

Hari Singh S/O Shri Chunna Jatav v. Shri Rameshwar S/O Shri Chand Singh Jatav

Case brief

What is this about?

What the court decided

A compact analysis

Issues for consideration

Cases cited

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Shyamsunder S/O Shri Kishorilal, Vs Gayatri Devi W/O Shri Chimanlal

Asharani Sharma D/O Shri Ramnarayan Sharma Widow of Manoj Sharma Vs Mr. Rajeshwar Singh

Hariom Sharma and Anr. Vs Shri Sudarshan Sethi and Ors.

Smt. Patta Devi W/O Late Shri Girraj Prasad Dhobi, Vs Shri Avdhesh Kumar Atirikt Nideshak Pension and Welfare

Mahadevi Piramal Datvay Nyas, Vs Shri Naveen Jain

Atul Sharma S/O Shri Pawan Kumar Sharma Vs Shri Sanjay Kumar Mathur,Secretary, Rajasthan Staff Selection Board