VIKRAMADITYA CHAUHAN Vs. RAM LALI SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The present Contempt Petition has been filed under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, inter-alia, praying for punishing the Opposite Party No. 1 for having committed contempt of this Court by allegedly dis-obeying the order dated 10-1-1994 passed by this Court in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 44631 of 1993. By the order dated 16-5-1994 passed on the Contempt Petition, notice was directed to be issued to the Opposite Party No. 1 to show cause as to why she be not punished under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for wilfully dis-obeying the directions contained in the order dated 10-1-1994 passed by this Court in the aforementioned Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 44631 of 1993. The said order dated 16-5-1994 is reproduced below

(2.) Pursuant to the said order dated 16-5-1994, it appears that notice was issued to the Opposite Party No.1 fixing 16-9-1994. The Office Report dated 15-9-1994 submitted in this regard is quoted below :

(3.) From a perusal of the above-quoted Office Report dated 27-9-2004, it appears that the notice issued to the Opposite Party No. 1 pursuant to the said order dated 16-05-1994 has not been returned back after service. In the circumstances, it is not possible for this Court to verify as to whether the notice issued to the Opposite Party No.1, pursuant to the said order dated 16-5-1994, was actually tendered on the Opposite Party No.1 or not.