Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 229 · Decided 19 April 2000
R.N. Dey and ORS. v. Bhagyabati Pramenik and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 229 · [2000] 3 S.C.R. 172
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5371/1999
- Decided
- 19 April 2000
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, M.B. SHAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Land Acquisition Act
Headnote
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971-Contempt proceedings-Initiation of- Against officers of State-For non-satisfaction of money decree awarding compensation for the land acquired-Execution petition not filed-Held, the c weapon of contempt cannot be used for execution of the decree or implemen- tation of right to insist that Court should exercise such jurisdiction as contempt is between a contemiior and the Court-Court should be slow to haul up the officers of the Government for non-satisfaction of such D money decre-Civil Procedure Code, 1908-0rder XXI. Section 19-Appeal under-Against interim
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