Supreme Court of India

M/s. Soorajmull Nagarmull v. Sri Brijesh Mehrotra & Ors.

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Reported as [2021] 9 S.C.R. 725
Bench R. Subhash Reddy and Hrishikesh Roy JJ.
Decided 14 December 2021

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons these contempt petitions are dismissed, with no order as to costs.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Contempt – When not – Land belonging to the petitioner acquired under 1894 Act – s.4 notification issued in 1981, possession taken – Land subs equently declared as protected forest – No award passed – Fr esh/further notifications issued – Challenged by petitioner in writ petition, various other writ petitions pending – Award passed in 2006 purportedly pursuant to 1981 notification – High Court held that the possession and title of the land vested in the respondent -State – Petitioner’s appeals in Supreme Court allowed vide order dtd.17.08.15 holding that land

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