Contempt Petition format - High Court

Format of Contempt Petition for High Court Under Section 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF _____________________

CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

CONTEMPT PETITION (C) NO.___________/20__

WRIT PETITION (C) NO________ OF ___20__

AND IN THE MATTER OF :
___________________________________ ...PETITIONER
VERSUS
___________________________________ ...RESPONDENT

CONTEMPT PETITION ON BEHALF OF THE PETITIONER UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION READ WITH SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 FOR INITIATING CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ABOVE-NAMED ALLEGED CONTEMNORS FOR NON-COMPLIANCE OF THE JUDGMENT/ ORDER DATED __________ OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN THE AFORE-MENTIONED CASE.

To,
The Hon'ble Chief Justice of the High Court of Delhi and his Companion
Judges of the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi.

Humble Petition of the Petitioner above named:

MOST RESPECTFULLY SHOWETH:
1. Petitioners above named are filing the instant contempt petition seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against the above named alleged contemnors for willfully disobeying the specific directions of this Hon'ble Court issued vide order dated ____ , in W.P.C No. ___ of ____ captioned as ________________ Vs ______________ wherein this Hon'ble Court came to the conclusion that the ___ and the __ had clearly fallen foul of the ban imposed under the ______________ Act, 1976 as . A copy of the judgment dated ____________ passed in WPC No. ____ of ____, is annexed as Annexure A (Pg ___________). Alleged Contemnor/Respondent herein is the _______________ who has failed to take action against the offenders even after 9 months of passing of the said judgment of this Hon'ble Court. .

2. This Hon'ble Court vide Judgment dated ___________, while interpreting the _______________ Act ______ gave two directions to the alleged Condemnon. They were :

_______________________ __________________ __________________

This direction was to be complied within a period of six months from the date of the judgment.

3. Special leave petitions in this regard were filed by both the parties. Despite the fact that there was no interim relief granted by the apex court on the SLPs filed by ____________ and ____________, the alleged condemner has remained in non-compliance with the above cited judgment of the Hon'ble Court.

4. On ___________, the apex court had disposed of the two SLPs with the following direction. "Learned Counsel for the petitioners state, that they have been instructed to withdraw these petitions. Dismissed as withdrawn". Thus the judgment of this Hon'ble Court has become final and binding. A copy of the said order passed in Special Leave Petitions (being SLP(C) ____/____ & SLP(C) ____/________) filed by the _____________ and the ___________ before the Hon'ble Supreme Court is annexed at Annexure B. (Pg ___________).

4. The ____________ was required to comply with the Hon'ble High Court judgment dated __________ within six months. The Petitioners addressed letters to the _____________ seeking compliance with this Court's Order dated ____________. Copies of the relevant letters is annexed at Annexure C. (Pg ___________).

5. It is submitted that the order dated ____ has not been complied yet.

6. Since, there has been willful disobedience on the part of the respondent in compliance with the impugned order; respondent is liable for contempt of the court and contempt proceedings should be initiated against the respondent.

7. The petitioners herein have not filed any other petition in this Hon'ble Court, or before Supreme Court or any other Court throughout the territory of India regarding the matter in dispute. The petitioners have no better remedy available..

PRAYERS
In view of the above it is most respectfully prayed that his Hon'ble Court may graciously be please to:-

i) Initiate contempt proceeding against the alleged contemnor for willfully and deliberately disobeying the judgment dated ________ of this Hon'ble Court passed in the Writ Petition (Civil) ____ of ___.;

ii) Pass any other or further order/s as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.

PETITIONER

THROUGH

__________Advocate

Place:_________

Date:__________

IN THE HIGH COURT OF _____________________

CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

CONTEMPT PETITION (C) NO.___________/20__

WRIT PETITION (C) NO________ OF ___20__

AND IN THE MATTER OF :
___________________________________ ...PETITIONER
VERSUS
___________________________________ ...RESPONDENT

AFFIDAVIT

I, ___________________ S/O ___________________ R/O _________________ do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:

1. That I am the Petitioners of the instant Contempt Petition and being conversant with the facts and circumstances of the case, am competent to swear this Affidavit.

2. That the accompanying Contempt Petition has been drafted under my instructions, the contents of which are true and correct on the basis of records maintained by me. No part of it is false and nothing material has been concealed therefrom.

DEPONENT

VERIFICATION:
I, the above named Deponent, do hereby verify that the contents of the above affidavit are true and correct to my knowledge, no part of it is false and nothing material has been concealed therefrom.

Verified at New Delhi on this ____ day of _____, 20__

DEPONENT

Contempt Petition format - High Court

Format of Contempt Petition for High Court Under Section 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971.

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