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2025:CGHC:32448
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CONT No. 1025 of 2025 1 - Jitendra Kumar Sahu S/o Rajkumar Sahu Aged About 32 Years R/o Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla Nagar, Behind Kaudh Godown, Kukurbeda, Amanaka, Police Station Amanaka, District Raipur C.G.
... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Shri Vishwadeep, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Raipur, District Raipur C.G.
... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Shikhar Sharma, Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 11/07/2025
1. Petitioner has filed present contempt petition against willful violation of order dated 13.03.2018 passed by the coordinate Bench of this Court in WPC- 694/2018. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that he is orally representing his case before the authority concerned, and on 20.05.2025, he moved his representation before the respondent for compliance of the order dated 13.03.2018 but his representation has not been considered by the ALOK SHARMA Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2025.07.16 19:03:05 +0530
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2. Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 provides that no court shall initiate any proceedings of contempt, either on its own motion or otherwise, after the expiry of a period of one year from the date on which the contempt is alleged to have been committed.
3. In the present case, the petitioner has claimed that order dated 13.03.2018 has not been complied with by the authority concerned, which apparently barred by limitation as provided by Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act,
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4. Accordingly, present contempt petition stands dismissed. Sd/- SdSd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Alok