CLARKES HOTEL PVT LTD Vs. MADAN LAL MALHOTRA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN this petition made under Section 10 of the Contempt of Courts Act read with O. XXXIX, Rules 1 and 2 and Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure the petitioner has prayed for proceeding in contempt against Shri Tadan Lai Malhotra respondent No. 1 for, having committed a wilful disobedience and breach of the undertaking given to this Court on his behalf by his counsel on 23-3-1979.

(2.) THE facts and circumstances leading to this petition may be briefly sketched as under:

(3.) ALONG with the suit the plaintiff filed an application under O. XXXIX, Rules 1 and 2 read with Section 151 of the Civil P. C. which was registered as O. M. P. No. B8 of 1978 praying for issue of an ad interim injunction restraining respondent No. 1 from making any construction or completing further construction on the aforesaid plot either himself or- through his contractors or labourers or helpers and for issue of directions to this respondent to maintain status quo.