In Brief
Sunrise Technobuild LLP filed a contempt petition alleging that government authorities willfully disobeyed a Supreme Court order directing them to decide the petitioner's land allotment claim within three months. The Court found that the Housing Commissioner had taken a decision on the representation, declaring the allotment null and void and directing refund of the sale consideration with interest after re-auction. Since the authorities had substantively complied with the court's direction through a reasoned decision by a competent authority, the Court held no contempt was made out and dismissed the petition, leaving the petitioner free to challenge the decision in an appropriate forum.
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