T.C. GUPTA vs BIMAL KUMAR DUTTA .

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's contempt finding against T.C. Gupta for violating its interim order dated 18.08.2011, which mandated status quo on allotments related to the Final Development Plan 2025-AD under the Punjab Scheduled Roads and Controlled Areas Restriction of Unregulated Development Act, 1963. The Court emphasized that the grant of a license for a residential plotted colony by the appellant was in direct contravention of the High Court's order, establishing that compliance with judicial orders is paramount. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, affirming the contempt ruling.