The High Court considered two contempt petitions filed by Padmashree Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. alleging that the respondent sugar factory violated an arbitrator’s interim order dated 2 September 2024, which restrained creation of third‑party interests over certain …
The petitioner sought to have his caste entry in school records changed from ‘Momin’ to ‘Muslim’. The Education Officer refused, relying on Rule 26.04 of the Secondary Schools Code, 2006, on the ground that the petitioner was no longer attending the school. The High Court held that a student’s …
The High Court considered two contempt petitions filed by Padmashree Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. alleging that the respondent sugar factory had violated an interim arbitration order dated 2 September 2024 by creating mortgages over suit property and failing to furnish a …
The High Court considered two contempt petitions filed by Padmashree Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. alleging that the respondent sugar factory violated an interim arbitration order dated 2 September 2024, which restrained the creation of third‑party interests over certain …
The High Court examined two contempt petitions filed by Padmashree Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. alleging that the respondent sugar factory violated an interim arbitration order dated 2 September 2024, which restrained creation of third‑party interests over certain …
An FIR was lodged against Omkar and eight others under sections 69, 123, 351(2) of the B.N.S. Act and sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The accused filed a writ petition seeking quash of the FIR, and the High Court ordered mediation, directing a deposit of Rs.25,000 and prohibiting any …
The petitioner, Haushila Prasad Ramasre Dubey, filed a writ petition seeking a direction to Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) to execute its own demolition order dated 06‑06‑2017, issued under Sections 260 and 267(1) of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, against an …
The petitioners, who are part‑time assistant teachers in various schools, claimed that their salaries had not been paid since October 2016 and that their applications for full‑time posts were ignored. They sought writs of certiorari and mandamus directing the State of Maharashtra to release the …
The applicant filed a contempt application alleging that the opposite parties willfully disobeyed the High Court's interim status‑quo order dated 06.02.2025 in Writ‑B No. 4448/2024. The applicant claimed that, despite the court’s direction, the opposite parties instituted a civil suit (O.S. No. 54 …
Ram Shankar filed a contempt proceeding under Section 10 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the Kanpur Development Authority demolished his property in violation of a decree in Civil Appeal No.116 of 2013 and without filing a special appeal. The factual dispute was whether demolition …
The applicant, Smt. Chhohari, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Abhay Raj Pandey, willfully disobeyed the High Court’s judgment and order dated 30‑05‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 18018 of 2025. The order was served on the …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 19 September 2024 in Writ Petition No. 1840 of 2024. The order had been served on 1 October 2024, but the opposite party had …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 19‑01‑2024 in Writ Petition No. 45229 of 2023. The order had been served on 13‑02‑2024, but the opposite party had not …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 12‑08‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 9010 of 2019. The order had been served on 03‑09‑2025, but the opposite party had not complied. …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's judgment dated 12‑09‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 18392 of 2021. The order had been served on the opposite party on 13‑10‑2025, but the …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the judgment and order dated 06.01.2026 (corrected on 13.01.2026) in Writ Petition No. 19435 of 2025. The order was served on the opposite party on …
The applicant, Sita Ram Gupta, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Shri Chandra Mohan Garg, willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 27.01.2026 in Writ Petition No. 56746 of 2013. The order was served on the opposite party on …
The applicant, Ram Ratan, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act against Sub‑Divisional Magistrate Sri Abhay Raj Pandey for allegedly willfully disobeying the High Court’s order dated 01‑09‑2025 in Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 19264 of 2025. The order was …
Manoj Kumar filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that Mr. Aziz Ahmad willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 08‑12‑2025 in Special Appeal No. 1187 of 2025. The order was served on the opposite party on 17‑12‑2025, but the court found that it …
The applicants filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 12‑Nov‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 37872 of 2025. The order was served on 16‑Dec‑2025, but the opposite party had not complied. …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 31‑10‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 37484 of 2025. The order was served on 20‑11‑2025, but the opposite party allegedly failed to …
The petitioner, Chandra Bhushan, filed a contempt petition against the State of Bihar and several education officials, alleging willful disobedience of an order dated 19 November 2019 issued in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 21063 of 2019. The respondents filed a show‑cause notice, and the State …
The applicant, Rajendras Nosegay School, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Shri Anubhav Singh, willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 22‑04‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 6899 of 2025. The order had been served on …
Anita filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that R Kumar willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 20‑11‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 40724 of 2025. The order was served on the opposite party on 08‑12‑2025, but the court found that the party had …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 27‑10‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 36424 of 2025. The order had been served on 13‑11‑2025, but the opposite party had not …
The applicant, Girish Chandra Dubey, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 20‑11‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 18928 of 2014. The order had been served on the opposite party on …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's judgment and order dated 18 September 2025 in Writ Petition No. 14061 of 2025. The order was served on the opposite party on 29 September …
The Committee of Management Jhahuwa filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that Prof Bihari Lal Sharma, Vice Chancellor of Sampoornanand Sanskrit University, willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 01‑09‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 6358 of 2023. …
The applicant, Gautam Thapar, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Vikas Kashyap, willfully disobeyed the High Court's judgment dated 15‑09‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 13745 of 2025. The order was served on the opposite party on …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's judgment and order dated 30‑04‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 11370 of 2025. The order had been personally served on the opposite party on …
Ajay Kumar Tiwari filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that Prof Bihari Lal Sharma and another willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 01‑09‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 1589 of 2024. The order had been personally served on 16‑09‑2025, but the …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 04‑02‑2026 in Writ Petition No. 1629 of 2026. The order had been served on 25‑02‑2026, but the opposite party had not complied. …
The applicant, Bhikhari, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Sub‑Divisional Magistrate Akansha Mishra, willfully disobeyed the judgment and order dated 18‑02‑2026 in Writ Petition No. 41565 of 2025. The order was served on …
The applicant, Mukesh, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act against Ashwani Kumar, a bank branch manager, alleging willful disobedience of a judgment dated 12‑08‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 11598 of 2025. The order was served on the opposite party on 08‑09‑2025, …
Shaheed Khan filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act against Avinash Singh, District Magistrate, alleging willful disobedience of a judgment dated 12‑12‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 43931 of 2025. The order was served on 24‑12‑2025 but, according to the applicant, …
Ishwarpal and four others filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that Ajeet Kumar Singh willfully disobeyed the judgment and order dated 22 May 2025 in Writ Petition No. 15553 of 2025. The order was served on the opposite party on 21 June 2025 but, …
The applicant, Manti Devi, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Parikshit Khatana, willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 25 September 2025 in Writ Petition No. 29446 of 2025. The order was served on the opposite party on 21 …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 25 September 2025 in Writ Petition No. 29387 of 2025. The court noted that a certified copy of the order had been served on 21 January 2026 …
The applicants filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 25 September 2025 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 29406 of 2025. The order was personally served on the opposite party on 21 …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the judgment and order dated 20‑03‑2026 in Writ Petition No. 10684 of 2026. The order was served on the opposite party on 24‑03‑2026, but the court found …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the Court’s judgment dated 2 December 2022 in Writ Petition No. 14578 of 2020. The order had been served on 5 December 2022 but the opposite party had not …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 21‑11‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 17564 of 2025. The order had been served on the opposite party on 12‑12‑2025, but compliance …
The applicants, M/s Ravi Kumar Prajapati, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act against the Municipal Commissioner for allegedly refusing to obey the High Court’s order dated 28‑10‑2025 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No.35748 of 2025. The order was served on …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 12‑Nov‑2024 in Writ Petition No. 37239 of 2024. The order was served on the opposite party on 2‑Apr‑2025, but the court found …
The applicants filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 12 September 2025 in Writ Petition No. 14902 of 2021. The order was served on the opposite party on 10 October 2025, but the …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the judgment and order dated 14‑01‑2026 passed in Writ Petition No. 34981 of 2025. The order was served on the opposite party on 23‑01‑2026, but the court …
The applicant, Smt. Anita Pandey, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act against the District Magistrate for allegedly willfully disobeying the High Court's order dated 19‑11‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 17949 of 2025. The order was served on 10‑12‑2025 but, …
The applicant filed a writ petition which was disposed by the High Court on 27 February 2026. A copy of the order was served to the opposite parties on 10 March 2026, but they failed to comply with the directions. The applicant then filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the judgment and order dated 10 October 2025 in Writ Petition No. 34508 of 2025. The order had been served on the opposite party on 18 October 2025, but the …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 10 September 2025 in Writ Petition No. 12932 of 2025. The order had been served on the opposite party on 27 September 2025, but …
A contempt application was filed under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act against the District Magistrate for allegedly willfully disobeying a judgment dated 12‑01‑2026 in Writ Petition No. 19339 of 2025. The applicant claimed the order was served on 19‑01‑2026 but remained unimplemented. The …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed a judgment and order dated 03‑12‑2019 in Writ Petition No. 4487 of 2017. The order had been served on the opposite party on 15‑03‑2021, but the applicant …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 04-12-2025 in Writ Petition No. 18044 of 2025. The court noted that a prima facie case of contempt existed but declined to …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party wilfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 01‑05‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 5765 of 2025. The order had been personally served on 19‑05‑2025, but the opposite party had not …
The applicants, Smt. Raziya Parveen Siddiqui and others, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, P.N. Singh, willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 29 May 2025 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 66040 of 2013. The order was served to …
Nahar Singh filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that Rajendra Kumar, Deputy Custodian for Enemy Property of India, willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 19‑01‑2026 in Writ Petition No.239 of 2026. The order had been served to the opposite …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 27‑01‑2026 in Writ Petition No.2458 of 2026. The order had been served on 17‑02‑2026, but the opposite party had not complied. …
The applicants filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 20‑03‑2025 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 6753 of 2025. The court observed that a prima facie case of contempt existed but …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 11‑11‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 16739 of 2025. The order had been served to the opposite party on 04‑12‑2025, but compliance …
The applicant, Smt. Reena Chatterjee, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act against the Vice Chairman of the Prayagraj Development Authority for allegedly willfully disobeying a judgment dated 05‑12‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 18122 of 2025. The original order was …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 25 July 2025 in Writ Petition No.11182 of 2024. The order was served to the opposite party on 7 August 2025, but compliance had not been …
The applicants filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the judgment and order dated 15‑11‑2025 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 17101 of 2025. The order had been served on 17‑11‑2025, but the opposite party had …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, an Executive Engineer, willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 26‑05‑2025 in Writ Petition No.7398 of 2025. The order was served on 26‑06‑2025 but remained unimplemented. The …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the judgment and order dated 17‑02‑2026 in Writ Petition No.6352 of 2026. The order was served on the opposite party on 19‑02‑2026, but compliance had not …
The applicants filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the judgment and order dated 15 September 2023 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 33776 of 2008. The court examined whether the alleged non‑compliance …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 09-10-2025 in Writ Petition No. 28198 of 2025. The order was served to the opposite party on 08-11-2025, but compliance was not …
The applicant, Ashok Kumar Pandey, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party wilfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 04‑07‑2025 in Writ Petition No.7203 of 2019. The order had been served on the opposite party on 15‑07‑2025, …
The applicant, Dr. Madhulika Mishra, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite parties wilfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 31 July 2025 in Writ Petition No.24097 of 2018. The order was served on 25 August 2025 but remained …
The applicants filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the Court’s judgment and order dated 27‑11‑2025 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No.41879 of 2025. The order was served on the opposite party on 04‑12‑2025, …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 24‑11‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 20487 of 2022. The order had been served on 19‑12‑2025, but the opposite party had not …
The applicant, M/s Jai Bajrang Enterprises, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite parties, Vandana Verma and another, willfully disobeyed a judgment and order dated 27‑01‑2026 issued in Writ Petition No.43316 of 2025. The order was …
The applicant, Rampal, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Sri Dr. Rajender Pensiya, District Magistrate, willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 29 May 2025 in Writ Petition No.16610 of 2025. The order was served to the opposite …
The High Court of Allahabad heard a contempt application filed under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act by Ramprawesh Gupta against Kumar Amrendra for allegedly refusing to obey a judgment dated 10‑11‑2025 in Writ Petition No.16602 of 2025. The order was served on the opposite party on …
Parveen Bano filed a writ petition (Writ Petition No. 17144 of 2025) which was disposed by the Allahabad High Court on 27 May 2025. The order was personally served to the opposite party, Shashant Shekhar/Tehsildar, on 21 Oct 2025, but the party failed to comply with the directions. Consequently, the …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Deputy Director of the Local Fund Audit Department, willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 03‑09‑2025 in Writ Petition No.13077 of 2025. The order was served on 13‑10‑2025 but …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite parties willfully disobeyed the judgment and order dated 14‑11‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 17021 of 2025. The order was served on the opposite parties on 01‑12‑2025, but they failed to …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 28‑08‑2023 in Writ Petition No.1984 of 2023. The order was served on the opposite party on 22‑09‑2023, but compliance was not forthcoming. …
The applicant, Sunil Kumar, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Deepak Kumar, willfully disobeyed the High Court’s order dated 16 July 2025 in Writ Petition No.9694 of 2025. The order had been served on the opposite party on …
The applicants filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the Court's order dated 15 July 2025 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No.21107 of 2025. The order was served on 24 July 2025, but the opposite party failed to …
The applicant, Chandra Mohan Singhal, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Dr. Ashish Kumar Goel, willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 24‑04‑2025 in Writ Petition No.14119 of 2024. The order was served on the opposite party on …
The applicant, Netrapal, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act against Sub‑Divisional Magistrate Rajesh Shukl for allegedly willfully disobeying the High Court’s judgment and order dated 08‑07‑2025 in Writ Petition No.18022 of 2025. The order was personally …
The applicant filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the judgment and order dated 28‑05‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 17707 of 2025. The order was personally served on the opposite party on 24‑02‑2026, but no …
The applicant, Pramod Kumar Batham, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act against Raj Kumar Pandit for allegedly willfully disobeying the High Court's order dated 11‑12‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 18729 of 2025. The order was served to the opposite party on …
Anita Mishra filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that Saurabh Kumar Pandey willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 03.11.2025 in Writ Petition No.15906 of 2025. The order had been personally served on the opposite party on 17.11.2025, but …
The applicants filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party, Sub Divisional Magistrate Kunal Gaurav, willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 07‑11‑2025 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 38485 of 2025. The order was personally served on …
The applicants filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 08.01.2026 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No.19238 of 2024. The court noted that a prima facie case of contempt existed but declined to …
The applicants filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 13‑12‑2024 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No.19335 of 2024. The order was served on the opposite party on 22‑01‑2025, but no …
The applicant, Dinesh Singh, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Sri Ashok Kumar Seth, willfully disobeyed a judgment and order dated 17‑11‑2025 in Writ Petition No.17221 of 2025. The order was served on 04‑12‑2025, but the …
Petitioner Bhagwan Singh filed a contempt application alleging that police officers (Nos. 5‑8) arrested him on 6 October 2021 at night without issuing a notice under Section 41 or 41A of the Criminal Procedure Code, thereby contravening the Supreme Court’s directions in Arnesh Kumar v. State of …
The petitioners, represented by the deities Sri Ramchandra Bhagwanji and seven others through their shebait, sought a writ of certiorari to quash the distribution of land to red‑card holders, contending that the land was already the subject of Land Ceiling Case No. 202 of 1973‑74, which a Division …
The Bombay High Court heard a batch of writ and contempt petitions filed by employees of Sinhgad Technical Education Society (STES) alleging non-payment of salaries for over 22 months and seeking enforcement of court orders. The Court noted that 772 former employees claim about Rs. 21 crore are due, …
The petitioner Lalan Kumar Khan filed an application before the Patna High Court seeking contempt proceedings against several state officials for allegedly violating orders dated 22 April 2008 and 11 August 2008 issued in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 6497 of 2008. The contempt petition was filed …
The petitioners, who are peons employed at a private unaided school, filed several writ petitions under Article 226 seeking payment of salary and pay‑scale as prescribed under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977. The Court noted that earlier …
The petitioners, who work as peons in a private unaided school, filed multiple writ petitions under Article 226 seeking payment of salary and pay‑scale under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977. The Court noted that earlier proceedings had …
The petitioners, who work as peons in a private unaided school, filed multiple writ petitions under Article 226 seeking payment of salary and pay‑scale under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977. Earlier proceedings had resulted in a court‑ordered …
The petitioners, who work as peons in a private unaided school, filed multiple writ petitions under Article 226 seeking payment of salary and pay‑scale under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977. Earlier proceedings had resulted in a court‑ordered …
The Supreme Court examined whether the State of Karnataka and its agencies wilfully disobeyed its earlier orders dated 21‑11‑2014, 17‑05‑2022 and 19‑03‑2024 directing the issuance of Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) for land acquired for road widening. The petitioners alleged that the …
The Jyoti Nagar Welfare Association filed a suit seeking a permanent injunction to prevent the Municipality of Thanesar from disturbing its possession of land that had been reserved for a public park under Town Planning Scheme No. 5, sanctioned under the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973. The trial court …
The Supreme Court reviewed a criminal appeal filed by Dr. U.N. Bora, ex‑CEO, and others against a Division Bench of the Gauhati High Court that had found them guilty of civil contempt for allegedly wilfully disobeying an order upholding Section 21 of the Assam Agricultural Produce Market Act, 1972. …
The dispute arose between the Seth Group and the Mittal Group, partners in a joint venture (TFIPL) that owned land in Sector 89, Faridabad. The parties executed a Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) on 4 May 2015, allocating the External Development Charges (EDC) liability of Rs.59.05 crore between them, …
The petitioners, including a member of the Commission for Judicial Accountability and Reforms, filed successive writ petitions alleging that an FIR implicated senior judicial functionaries and that the Chief Justice of India (CJI) should not hear or assign the matter. They sought a Special …
The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) appealed against a Division Bench order that quashed its acquisition of a flat requisitioned under the West Bengal Land (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1948. The property had been under requisition since 1979 and the High Court, in 1993, …
Maharaji Educational Trust borrowed Rs.75 crore from HUDCO and mortgaged six properties. It later exchanged 21 acres of one mortgaged property with Avas Parishad and entered into a sale agreement for the entire 63.45 acres (including the exchanged land) with SGS Constructions, which was subject to …
The appellants, who cleared the Uttar Pradesh Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examination but were not allotted seats in the first round of counselling, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the State to conduct second, third and mop‑up rounds of counselling as prescribed in the …
The Hindustan Times published an article on 20 September 2010 containing adverse and unverified information about the then Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, leading to contempt of court proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act. The appellants, including Sanjoy Narayan, Editor‑in‑Chief …
Vinesh Kumar Bhasin, a retired officer of State Bank of Patiala, applied for relief under the bank's Exit Option Scheme three days before his statutory retirement and was denied. Claiming disability from a road accident, he alleged discrimination and lodged complaints with the Commissioner and Chief …
The Supreme Court examined the practice of appointing ad‑hoc teachers in Bihar universities without any sanctioned posts. It held that such appointments violate Article 14 of the Constitution and the Bihar State University Act, 1976, which requires recruitment for sanctioned vacancies to be made by …
The Milkmen Colony Vikas Samiti, whose dairy plots were allotted in Jodhpur in 1956, allowed their cattle to stray, creating health hazards and traffic risks for city residents. A public interest writ petition was filed under Article 226 seeking removal of stray cattle and relocation of the dairies …
The case arose from the Bofors scandal where the CBI filed charge‑sheets against Prakash P. Hinduja and others for offences under the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act. The accused contended that the charge‑sheets were illegal because the CBI had not placed the investigation report before the …
The appellants, manufacturers of liquor, challenged Karnataka's 1989 amendment that appointed Mysore Sales International Ltd (MSIL) as the sole distributor of liquor, arguing that the interim stay order of 20 November 1989, which required payment of compensation to MSIL if the appeals were …
The Supreme Court, hearing a writ petition under Article 32 filed by environmental activist M.C. Mehta, examined the persistent rise in vehicular pollution in Delhi despite earlier court directions and the Bhure Lal Committee report. The Court noted that the State had failed to implement the …
The respondent, a Sub‑Inspector, applied to the Madhya Pradesh Administrative Tribunal for correction of his date of birth from 5 August 1934 to 16 July 1938. The Tribunal directed the employer to consider his representation, which was subsequently considered and rejected. The respondent then …
A journalist, writing as President of Citizens for Democracy, petitioned the Supreme Court under Article 32 alleging that seven TADA detainees lodged in Guwahati Medical College Hospital were handcuffed and tied with ropes, violating their constitutional rights. The State of Assam countered, …
In 1987 the Railway Recruitment Board, Madras advertised about 500 non‑technical posts and conducted written exams. After the results, a second written exam was ordered, which was later quashed by the Madras High Court. The Supreme Court directed the Board to appoint the 775 candidates selected in …
The Supreme Court entertained contempt proceedings against the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Kalyan Singh, and the State Government for wilfully disobeying its orders that prohibited any construction on a 2.77‑acre land in Ayodhya acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Court found …
The appellant, a Junior Land Reforms Officer, issued a memo on 3 August 1987 directing police assistance to certain patta holders, contrary to an interim order of the Calcutta High Court that restrained interference with the petitioners' possession of disputed lands. The High Court held the …
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