Shambhu Lal Teli Son of Sh. Jamak Lal, v. Sh. Joga Ram
Case brief
What is this about?
Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench), S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 131/2026, decided 05/03/2026 by Justice Anand Sharma. Petitioner Shambhu Lal Teli (retired Gram Vikas Adhikari) sought contempt action against State officials for non-compliance of the Court's order dated 16.01.2025 directing submission of a representation; the representation was decided by CEO, Zila Parishad, Pratapgarh vide order dated 09.10.2025. Court found no deliberate and willful disobedience, dismissed the contempt petition, and preserved petitioner's liberty to challenge the 09.10.2025 order through a substantive writ petition.
What did the court decide?
The only direction in the order dated 16.01.2025 was to consider the petitioner's representation and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law; admittedly there was no deliberate and willful disobedience on the part of the respondents, hence no case of contempt was made out and the contempt petition was dismissed.