In Brief
Soorajmull Nagarmull filed contempt petitions alleging the respondent-authorities deliberately violated Supreme Court directions regarding land acquisition proceedings for 29.38 acres in Bhagalpur. The Court found no contempt, as the authorities had issued a fresh notification under the 2013 Act on 14.02.2020 and passed an award on 12.11.2020 in substantial compliance with prior directions. The petitioner's grievances about land categorization and compensation determination were matters to be addressed through statutory remedies under Sections 64, 66, and 74 of the 2013 Act, not contempt proceedings. The contempt petitions were dismissed.
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