MAJOR GENL. B.M. BHATRACHARJEE (RETD.) ANDANOTHER vs RUSSEL ESTATE CORPORATION AND ANR.

The Supreme Court found the respondents guilty of contempt for violating its order dated 1.8.1991, which prohibited any further allotment of flats. The Court clarified that 'allotment' includes delivery of possession and registration of sale deeds, not merely the signing of agreements. The respondents' claim that the flats were allotted prior to the order was rejected, as they failed to seek clarification on the order's meaning, thus constituting gross contempt. The Court imposed punishment for this breach under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.