Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sangeet Lodha and Mahendar Kumar Goyal JJ., ordered for seizure of building and issued show-cause notices to respondents for deliberate disobedience of the order of the Court.
The present Civil Contempt petition has been filled by the petitioners alleging disobedience of the previous interim of the present High Court. Previously the Court had directed that no building shall be allowed to be constructed/raised in the vicinity of the area in question except on issuance of a No Objection Certification in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Government of India.
The Learned Additional Solicitor General representing the petitioner, R.D. Rastogi submitted photographs of the construction of the building demonstrating that the respondent had defied the orders of the Court and continued construction of the building. It was also submitted that in pursuance of the Court’s directions the respondents were under obligation to ensure that no further construction is raised. However, the respondents deliberately allowed the constructions due to extent undue favour to the fourth respondents.
The Court upon perusal of the facts and records placed before the bench directed to seize the building constructed and it shall not be released from the seizure without permission from the Court. The Court also ordered to issue show-cause notices to the respondents asking them to provide reasons for wilful disobedience of Court orders. [Union of India v. State of Rajasthan, 2020 SCC OnLine Raj 241, decided on 11-02-2020]