VINEET KUMAR MATHUR versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

VINEET KUMAR MATHUR versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

Operation of Mohan Meakin's plant both between 7th and 11th April 1993 and after obtaining 'consent' from UP Pollution Control Board on April 21, 1993, was in clear and deliberate violation of Supreme Court's order dated January 15, 1993, constituting contempt of court. The apology tendered is rejected due to the...

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Parties
Petitioner: Vineet Kumar Mathur; Respondent: Union of India and Ors.; Respondent/contemnor: Brig. Kapil Mohan; Respondent/contemnor: Sri Yogesh Kumar; Affected Party: Mohan Meakins Limited
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
23 January 1996
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition (civil) No. 327 of 1990 / Order on Contempt Notices
Outcome
Respondents held guilty of contempt of court; contempt notices disposed.
Legal Topics
Industrial Pollution, Anti Pollution Standards, Closure Orders, Contempt Proceedings
Environmental Law Constitutional Law Contempt of Court Industrial Pollution Anti Pollution Standards Closure Orders Contempt Proceedings

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Parties

Vineet Kumar Mathur

Petitioner

Union of India and Ors.

Respondent

Brig. Kapil Mohan

Respondent/contemnor

Sri Yogesh Kumar

Respondent/contemnor

Mohan Meakins Limited

Affected Party

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition (civil) No. 327 of 1990 / Order on Contempt Notices

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether operation of Mohan Meakin's plant in contravention of Supreme Court's anti-pollution closure order amounts to contempt
  2. 2 Whether obtaining and acting upon 'consent' from U.P. Pollution Control Board in violation of Supreme Court's order constitutes contempt

Ratio Decidendi

Operation of Mohan Meakin's plant both between 7th and 11th April 1993 and after obtaining 'consent' from UP Pollution Control Board on April 21, 1993, was in clear and deliberate violation of Supreme Court's order dated January 15, 1993, constituting contempt of court. The apology tendered is rejected due to the deliberate nature and attempted concealment of the violation.

Court Disposition

Respondents held guilty of contempt of court; contempt notices disposed.

Orders

  • Compensatory fine of Rs. 5 lakhs to be deposited in Supreme Court within four weeks.
  • On deposit, contempt proceedings stand dropped.