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Supreme Court of India<\/div>\n
Lt. Col. Nikhil Kumar vs Smt. L.M. Vas on 31 July, 2003<\/div>\n
Author: G Mathur<\/div>\n
Bench: S. Rajendra Babu, G. P. Mathur.<\/div>\n
           CASE NO.:\nContempt Petition (civil)  353 of 2001\n\nPETITIONER:\nLt. Col. Nikhil Kumar\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\nRESPONDENT:\nVs.\n\nSmt. L.M. Vas\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\nDATE OF JUDGMENT: 31\/07\/2003\n\nBENCH:\nS. Rajendra Babu & G. P. Mathur.\n\n\nJUDGMENT:\n<\/pre>\n
JUDGMENT<\/p>\n
CIVIL APPEAL NO.620 OF 1998<\/p>\n
With Contempt Petition (C) No.354\/2001 in C.A. No.5329 of 1996<\/p>\n
G.P. Mathur, J.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
1.\tThese petitions have been filed for initiating contempt proceedings <\/p>\n
against Smt. L.M. Vas, Vice-Chairman, Ghaziabad Development Authority, <\/p>\n
Ghaziabad.  Lt. Col. Nikhil Kumar is son of Maj. Gen. Baldev Kumar and he <\/p>\n
claims to have executed a power of attorney in favour of his father, who has <\/p>\n
filed the affidavit in support of the petition.   The controversy raised in both <\/p>\n
the petitions is identical and, therefore, they are being disposed of by a <\/p>\n
common order.   For the sake of convenience, we will set out the facts of <\/p>\n
Contempt Petition No.353 of 2001.\n<\/p>\n
2.\tThe facts pleaded in the Contempt Petition are as follows.   The <\/p>\n
Ghaziabad Development Authority issued an advertisement in June 1989 for <\/p>\n
sale of plots in Indrapuram Scheme.  It was mentioned in the brochure that <\/p>\n
the possession of the plots will be given in the year 1991.   The petitioner <\/p>\n
made complete payment of Rs.508,851\/- between 29.7.1989 and 3.12.1992 <\/p>\n
as per the payment schedule stipulated by the Authority, but the possession <\/p>\n
of the plot was not delivered.   The petitioner accordingly filed a <\/p>\n
compensation application on 13.9.1994 before the MRTP Commission.   The <\/p>\n
MRTP Commission passed an order on 14.5.1997 directing the Authority to <\/p>\n
(1) deliver physical possession of the plot to the petitioner within four <\/p>\n
weeks; (2) pay interest at the rate of 18% w.e.f. 1.1.1993 till the actual <\/p>\n
delivery of possession on the entire amount deposited; (3) pay Rs.5,000\/- <\/p>\n
towards mental agony and anxiety;  and (4) Rs.5,000\/- as costs.   The <\/p>\n
Authority filed Special Leave Petition (C) No.21532 of 1997 (later <\/p>\n
converted to Civil Appeal No.620 of 1998) and one of the main pleas taken <\/p>\n
therein was that the possession of the plot was offered to the petitioner on <\/p>\n
28.2.1995 and he did not accept the same and the delay in delivery of <\/p>\n
possession had not taken place on account of any fault of the Authority.  On <\/p>\n
2.2.1998, this Court granted special leave and directed the Authority to offer <\/p>\n
physical possession of the plot to the petitioner.   The petitioner visited the <\/p>\n
office of the Authority number of times but the physical possession of the <\/p>\n
plot was not delivered to him.   The petitioner also deposited the additional <\/p>\n
amount of Rs.72,737\/- between June 1997 and 15th May, 1998.   However, <\/p>\n
in spite of this deposit, the possession was not delivered and the Assistant <\/p>\n
Engineer made a note that the leased plan of the plot had not been received <\/p>\n
after approval.   The petitioner thereafter filed Contempt Petition No.428 of <\/p>\n
1998 against the Secretary of the Authority on the ground that he had <\/p>\n
violated the order passed by this Court on 2.2.1998.   The petitioner <\/p>\n
continued to contact the Authority on several occasions and on 27.10.1998 <\/p>\n
the Assistant Engineer wrote that as the leased plan had not been received <\/p>\n
after approval, the possession cannot be delivered.   Civil Appeal No.620 of <\/p>\n
1998 was decided by this Court on 12.5.2000, wherein the order of the <\/p>\n
MRTP Commission was upheld with the modification that the interest was <\/p>\n
reduced to 12% instead of 18%.   In para 22 it is averred that the physical <\/p>\n
possession of the plot has not been delivered till date. <\/p>\n
3.\tA counter-affidavit in reply to the Contempt Petition has been filed by <\/p>\n
Smt. L.M. Vas, Vice-Chairman of Ghaziabad Development Authority.   It is <\/p>\n
averred therein that it is the petitioner who had raised an issue regarding <\/p>\n
availability of site plan and thereby avoided to take possession even after <\/p>\n
allotment-cum-possession letter was issued on 28.2.1995.   The site plan was <\/p>\n
available by 24.11.1998 but the petitioner did not complete the required <\/p>\n
formalities and avoided to take possession.   Many allottees of the nearby <\/p>\n
plots in the same Scheme had been delivered possession commencing from <\/p>\n
1996 and this was done within a few months from the date of issuance of <\/p>\n
letter offering to take possession.   The area of the plot allotted to the <\/p>\n
petitioner was more than 350 sq. meters on the spot and, therefore, he was <\/p>\n
asked to deposit additional amount towards increase of the area of the plot <\/p>\n
and also other charges as per the rules, but he failed to deposit the amount in <\/p>\n
spite of repeated letters written to him.   In para 3(iv), it is averred that the <\/p>\n
plot allotted to the petitioner has been registered in his favour after <\/p>\n
completion of necessary formalities and he had taken possession thereof on <\/p>\n
8.3.2002.   In para 3(v), it is averred that the orders passed by MRTP <\/p>\n
Commission as modified by this Court vide judgment and order dated <\/p>\n
12.5.2000 had been complied with and the Authority had forwarded a <\/p>\n
cheque of Rs.303,012\/- to the petitioner on 19.9.2000.   The petitioner was <\/p>\n
informed on 17.11.2000 that a cheque for the aforesaid amount had already <\/p>\n
been sent to him and he should take possession.  Finally, the petitioner’s <\/p>\n
father Maj. Gen. Baldev Kumar had collected the cheque from the Authority <\/p>\n
on 26.2.2002.   The cheque has been prepared after deducting 10% TDS and <\/p>\n
10% surcharge on TDS as per the Income Tax Act.\n<\/p>\n
4.\tIn the rejoinder-affidavit filed on behalf of the petitioner, it is <\/p>\n
admitted in para 6 that interest at the rate of 12% has been paid by the <\/p>\n
Authority on the amount deposited by the petitioner for the period 1.1.1993 <\/p>\n
to 22.5.1998.   However, no interest has been paid on the amount deposited <\/p>\n
by the petitioner on 23.6.1997 and 15.5.1998.   It is pleaded that the <\/p>\n
Authority had not refunded Rs.1,793\/- which was the excess premium <\/p>\n
charged by it on 23.6.1997.   It is also pleaded that the amount of Rs.5,000\/- <\/p>\n
awarded as compensation for mental agony and Rs.5,000\/- as costs by the <\/p>\n
MRTP Commission had been paid to the petitioner on 25.5.2002 but the said <\/p>\n
amount had been wrongly deducted from the interest amount.   In para 4 of <\/p>\n
the additional affidavit, the petitioner has made an additional claim of <\/p>\n
Rs.38,857\/-.\n<\/p>\n
5.\tWe have heard Shri Prashant Bhushan for the petitioner, Shri Sudhir <\/p>\n
Kulshreshtha for the contemnor-respondent and have perused the record.  <\/p>\n
6.\tIt is not in dispute now that the plot has been registered in favour of <\/p>\n
the petitioner and physical possession thereof has been delivered to him on <\/p>\n
8.3.2002.   It is also not in dispute that Rs.303,012\/- has been paid to the <\/p>\n
petitioner towards interest amount.   Deduction from the interest has been <\/p>\n
made as per the provisions of the Income Tax Act.   The Authority was <\/p>\n
bound to comply with law and deduct 10% TDS and 10% surcharge on TDS <\/p>\n
as per the Income Tax Act while making payment of the interest amount.   <\/p>\n
By making deductions as per the provisions of the Income Tax Act, the <\/p>\n
respondent cannot be said to have committed contempt of the order passed <\/p>\n
by this Court as she is bound to act in accordance with law and statutory <\/p>\n
provisions regarding payment of interest.   From the material placed on <\/p>\n
record, it does appear that possession of nearby plots to several persons in <\/p>\n
the Scheme was delivered in 1996 and 1997.   Copies of several possession <\/p>\n
letters have been filed along with the counter-affidavit.   The actual area of <\/p>\n
the plot which was finally allotted to the petitioner exceeded 350 sq. meters <\/p>\n
and, therefore, a demand was made from him to pay the cost of the excess <\/p>\n
land, lease rent and free-hold charges.   After he had deposited the excess <\/p>\n
amount, the petitioner was delivered possession of the plot.   On the material <\/p>\n
on record, we do not think that there has been any willful disobedience of <\/p>\n
the order passed by this Court on the part of the respondent.   It appears that <\/p>\n
the petitioner was also making all kinds of demands and objections due to <\/p>\n
which delivery of possession was delayed.  The additional demand made by <\/p>\n
the petitioner regarding which a calculation has been given in para 4 of the <\/p>\n
additional affidavit is not at all understandable.   At any rate if the said <\/p>\n
amount has not been paid, it cannot form the basis for initiating contempt <\/p>\n
proceedings against the respondent.\n<\/p>\n
7.\tIn the result, both the Contempt Petitions lack merit and are hereby <\/p>\n
dismissed.   The notices issued to the respondent are discharged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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