(1.) By means of this petition filed under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India, petitioner prays for issuance of a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 16.3.2000 and 5.5.2000 contained in Annexure 2 and 1 respectively and quashing the entire proceedings of Case No. 7/60 of 1998 under Sec. 16 of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972 (U.P. Act No. XIII of 1972, for short, "the Act') initiated by the respondents No. 3, 5 and 6.
(2.) The facts of the case giving rise to the present petition, in brief, are that the building in question was declared vacant by order dated 29.11.1999. Challenging the validity of the said order, a writ petition was filed in this Court. The said writ petition was dismissed on 15.12.1999 and on the request made by learned Counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner was granted six months' time to vacate the building in question. The operative portion of the order dated 15.12.1999 is quoted below:-
(3.) From the facts stated above, it is apparent that the petitioner failed to comply with the order passed by this Court dated 15.12.1999 to furnish the undertaking and to vacate the building within the time prescribed by this Court. The petitioner, thus, appears to be in contempt. However, at this stage, I do not intend to initiate any proceedings as learned Counsel for the petitioner stated that possession over the building in question had already been given to the landlord respondent. However, the conduct of the petitioner is deprecated. From the facts stated and material placed on the record, no case for interference under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India is made out.