Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 678 · Decided 9 May 2025
Tata Mohan Rao v. S. Venkateswarlu and Others ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 678 · [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1375
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6591/2025
- Decided
- 9 May 2025
- Bench
- BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI, AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
The Court was seized of a matter concerning the contemptuous conduct of a Tehsildar who forcibly evicted home dwellers and defied court orders. Court appreciated the factual scenario in light of principle of rule of law. Contempt of Court - of their houses via representation to revenue authorities - Not considered - Writ petitions filed against revenue authorities' eviction attempt without considering Respondents' representation - Direction to Appellant (the then Tehsildar) by High Court to
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