Case Note & Summary
The contempt petition was initiated by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness against Madhu Pandit Dasa and others, alleging violation of a Supreme Court order dated 6th September 2002. The order had granted a temporary injunction in favor of the plaintiff, restraining the defendants from interfering with the plaintiff's possession of the Iskcon Temple Centre in Bangalore. The petitioner contended that the respondent had incurred expenditures exceeding five lacs without seeking necessary permission from the trial court, thus violating the Supreme Court's order. The respondent denied these allegations. The Supreme Court noted that the trial court was directed to dispose of the suit by August 2008 and emphasized the need for a day-to-day trial until resolution. The court ordered the respondent to file detailed income and expenditure accounts since the date of the Supreme Court's order and allowed the petitioner to seek protective orders regarding the properties involved. The contempt petition was disposed of with directions to ensure timely proceedings in the trial court.
Headnote
A) Contempt of Court - Violation of Injunction - Alleged Expenditure Exceeding Five Lacs - Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - The petitioner alleged that the respondent violated the Supreme Court's order by incurring expenditures exceeding five lacs without trial court approval. The court directed the trial court to expedite the suit's disposal and required the respondent to file income and expenditure accounts since the order date. Held that the trial court must ensure timely resolution of the suit (Paras 1-4).
Issue of Consideration
Whether the respondent violated the Supreme Court's order regarding expenditures exceeding five lacs without permission.
Final Decision
The Supreme Court disposed of the contempt petition, directing the trial court to expedite the suit's disposal by August 2008 and requiring the respondent to file income and expenditure accounts since the order date.
Law Points
- Contempt of court
- violation of injunction
- trial court directions
- peremptory disposal of suit
