High Court Of ChhattisgarhCONT/72/2016dismissed

Smt. Madhu Gupta v. Subrat Sahu

2016-02-22Hon'Ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra1 pages

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR CONT No. 72 of 2016 • Smt. Madhu Gupta W/o Shri P.K.Sengupta, Aged About 59 Years Presently Working On The Post Of Lecturer District Institute Of Education And Training Shankarnagar Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Subrat Sahu Secretary Department Of School Education Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur Distt- Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Ashutosh Chaware District Education Officer Raipur Distt- Raipur, Chhattisgarh ...........(Contemnors) ---- Respondents Shri AN Pandey, Advocate with Shri SK Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 22/02/2016

1. WPS No.5773/2007 (Smt. Shardha Tiwari & ors. Vs. State Govt. of Chhattisgarh & anr.) (petitioner herein was petitioner No.8 in the writ petition) was disposed of by this Court on 25.09.2007.

2. Under section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (for short 'the Act, 1971') the limitation for filing the contempt petition is one year from the date on which the contempt is alleged to have been committed.

3. In furtherance of the order of this Court, the petitioner submitted a representation on 4-12-07 but the present contempt petition has been filed on 10-2-16. Thus, the contempt petition is filed after a period of about 8 years from the date of accrual of cause of action.

4. In view of the provisions contained in section 20 of the Act, 1971, the contempt petition is dismissed as barred by limitation. Sd/- Judge Prashant Kumar Mishra ashu