(1.) BY way of this application under Order 39 Rule 2A read with Article 215 of the Constitution and Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the petitioner seeks initiation of Contempt of Court proceedings against the respondents No. 1 and 2 for intentionally and willfully disregarding and disobeying the order dated 23rd February, 1996 passed by this Court in IA No. 1856/1996 in CS(OS) 471/1996.
(2.) THE backdrop in which the present contempt petition came to be filed is a long drawn out legal battle between the parties on various fronts. The petitioner had filed Suit No. 471/1996 against Mrs. Melanie Vass Simon, Mrs. (Singer's identity unknown) Signed by Arun Kishore Sharma Time 2009.04.01 19:11:35 +05'30'
(3.) THE plaintiff's case in Suit No. 471/1996 was that the defendants had not taken steps to complete the conveyance of the said property in favour of the plaintiff (the petitioner herein), compelling her to file Suit No. 471/1996 and two other suits, i.e., Suit No. 472/1996 and 473/1996 for specific performance of the Agreements for Sale dated 13.08.1988, 22.08.1988 and 24.02.1990.