ASU SINGH Vs. RAGHUVEER DAYAL MEENA AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS contempt petition has been filed by the petitioner alleging disobedience of order dt. 8.9.2000 passed by this Court in S.B.C. Writ Petition No. 3246/2000, which stands confirmed vide order dt. 4.7.01. The order dt. 8.9.2000 reads as under:

(2.) A reply to the contempt petition has been filed on behalf of respondent No. 1 & 2 taking the stand that the copy of the stay order dt. 8.9.2000 was never served upon them nor the petitioner ever requested them not to mutate the land in favour of the purchaser. It is stated that the land was mutated in favour of the purchaser after going through the contents of the sale deed wherein it is specifically mentioned that in respect of the land subject matter of the sale deed, no case is instituted in any Court and no stay order granted by the Court is operative. Accordingly, it is submitted on behalf of the respondent No. 1 & 2 that they have not disobeyed the order passed by this Court.

(3.) LEARNED counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that after passing of the interim order as aforesaid, the notices alongwith copy of the writ petition were duly served upon the respondent No. 3 herein and the power was filed on his behalf Mr. B.K. Mehar, Advocate on 15.5.01 and interim order dt. 8.9.2000 was confirmed thereafter on 4.7.01 and therefore, the defence sought to be taken by the respondent No. 3 that he had no knowledge about the interim order passed by this Court is false to his knowledge.