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2006 DIGILAW 134 (SC)

National Textile Corporation (U. P. ) Ltd. v. Bhim Sen Gupta

2006-02-03

C.K.THAKKER, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA, R.V.RAVEENDRAN, Y.K.SABHARWAL

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Judgment : We have heard learned Solicitor General for the petitioner and Mr.Mukul Rohtagi, learned senior counsel for the contemnors. We are constrained to observe that the petition seeking contempt action being taken against the respondents is highly misconceived. The petitioner has withheld and suppressed material facts from the Court in the form of various proceedings that were undertaken after the judgment was pronounced by this Court on 12th February, 1988 in M/s. Doypack Systems Pvt.Ltd. Vs. Union of India & Ors. ( 1988 (1) SCALE 273 ). The petitioner did not even state in the contempt petition that in the main matter a miscellaneous petition (C.M.P.No.26004/1988) dated 26th August, 1988 was filed seeking possession of Bungalow No.2 of Swadeshi House. That application was dismissed in terms of the order dated 3rd August, 1989 observing that it would not prejudice the rights of the parties to move an appropriate court in accordance with law. It also seems now that after the said order was passed, civil as well as criminal proceedings were taken in respect of Bungalow No.2, Swadeshi House. The matters have been adjudicated by various courts. None of it has been disclosed by the petitioner in the contempt petition which led to issue of notice by this Court in terms of the order dated 22nd July, 2005. We are not at all going into the question whether the petitioner is entitled or not to the aforesaid property. The question is the manner in which the contempt petition is filed and this Court is misled and that too by a Government Corporation. The contempt petition is, accordingly, dismissed with costs quantified at Rs.50,000/-(Rupees Fifty Thousand) payable to the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee.