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RUPA AND CO. LIMITED AND ANOTHER versus FIRHAD HAKIM AND OTHERS

Where a High Court has issued a writ of mandamus under Article 226 which has not been interfered with by the Supreme Court and has proceeded to initiate contempt proceedings, the High Court cannot refer the matter to mediation without consent of the parties; the State must comply with the writ in letter and spirit and refusal or attempts to defeat the mandamus may constitute aggravated contempt.

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  • Article 226
  • Mandamus
  • Contempt of court
  • Mediation
  • Compliance of court orders
  • Transfer of property act
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Contempt of court

CHADURANGA KANTHRAJ URS AND ANR. versus P. RAVI KUMAR AND ORS.

The Court found that respondents deliberately delayed and failed to implement the clear directions of this Court (orders dated 21.11.2014 and 17.05.2022) to issue TDR as per the TDR Rules and guidance/market value under Section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957; respondents were held to have acted contumaciously in part, and the Court directed respondent authorities (BBMP/competent authority) to issue TDR in favour of respective claimants at the guidance values noticed in the judgment within six weeks, recalled the additional condition imposed by the Court's order dated 19.03.2024 to that…

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  • Wilful disobedience
  • Issuance of tdr
  • Compliance of court orders
  • Modification of orders
  • Valuation of land
  • Suppressio veri suggestio falsi
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Contempt of court

V. SENTHUR AND ANOTHER versus M. VIJAYAKUMAR, IAS,SECRETARY, TAMIL NADU PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND ANOTHER

Although dismissal of SLPs does not merge the High Court judgment into the Supreme Court order, the reasons given by this Court in dismissing the SLPs constituted a declaration of law under Article 141 that seniority must be fixed on the basis of inter se merit in the TNPSC selection list and not the roster point; respondents who failed to follow that binding legal position were guilty of contempt and were directed to revise and publish the seniority list accordingly within 12 weeks and the named contemnors were to be heard on quantum of punishment.

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  • Doctrine of merger
  • Seniority fixation
  • Article 141 of the constitution
  • Compliance of court orders
  • Roster point versus merit list
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Environmental law

VINEET KUMAR MATHUR versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

Both P (Chairman) and D (Member-Secretary) of the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board were guilty of violating Supreme Court's order dated January 15, 1993 by granting consent to Mohan Meakins in contravention of express instructions and deadlines. Their unconditional apology was accepted in view of circumstances, but a severe warning administered.

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  • Industrial pollution
  • River pollution
  • Compliance of court orders
  • Effluent treatment
  • Powers under article 32
  • Consent under water act
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