1 CGHC010389252026 2026:CGHC:43745 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CONT No. 1487 of 2026 1. A. K. Enterprises Through Proprietor Archana Jaiswal, Aged 60 Years, W/o Shri Kailash Jaiswal, Brahmanpara, Near Satya Narayan Mandir, Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1. Padum Singh Alma Currently Posted As Commissioner Excise, Commercial Tax (Excise), Dept. At North Block Sector- 19, Commercial Tax And G S T Bhavan, First Floor, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondent For Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Nagdev, Advocate through virtual mode. SB: Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board 08/10/2026 1. Petitioner has filed this contempt petition seeking willful disobedience of the order dated 18.11.2024 passed in WPC No.5677/2024. 2. From perusal of the record, it is apparent that the order, subject matter of contempt, has been passed on 18.11.2024 directing the authority concerned to take decision on SYED ROSHAN ZAMIR ALI Digitally signed by SYED ROSHAN ZAMIR ALI 2 representation of petitioner in accordance with law within 60 days from the receipt thereof. Present contempt petition is filed on 28.9.2026. Even after exclusion of 60 days period the time limit given by this Court, this contempt petition is filed after more than 1½ year. Therefore, in the opinion of this Court, this contempt petition is hopelessly barred. Petitioner ought to have filed contempt petition within a period of one year as provided under Section 20 of the Contempt of the Courts Act, which is extracted herein below for ready reference:- “20. Limitation for actions for contempt.--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. Since the present contempt petition is barred by limitation, this Court is left with no option but to dismiss the same. Consequently, the contempt petition is dismissed as barred by limitation. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge roshan/-