Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 697 · Decided 12 October 2006
Union of India v. Reshma Yadav and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 697 · [2006] SUPP. 7 S.C.R. 209
- Case number
- CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 158/1998
- Decided
- 12 October 2006
- Bench
- H.K. SEMA, P.K. BALASUBRAMANYAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Contempt
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
B Damages/Compensation-Liability to pay-Unauthorized occupation of shops/stalls despite court's order to deliver vacant possession-Highest bidder deprived occupation of shops/stalls thereby huge loss to exchequer C for wilful violation of court's order-Hence, contemnors liable to pay damages/ the 1971 Act since entire cause of action did not arise in a proceeding initiated under the Act-Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971---Section 7. In a writ petition, allotment of shops/stalls was challenged on the ground of illegality. High Court directed cancellation
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