#non-compliance

The Karnataka High Court upholds the issuance of arrest warrants against landowners who deliberately avoided complying with a three-year-old consumer dispute order, affirming that willful evasion of statutory remedies justifies coercive enforcement. This sets a critical precedent for consumer commissions to use criminal sanctions against serial non-compliers, strengthening the enforceability of final orders under the Act.

The Karnataka High Court imposed Rs.25,000 costs on the Revenue Department for four years of inaction in enforcing a tribunal order that set aside disciplinary proceedings, affirming that delay in implementing judicial directives constitutes disobedience. This ruling strengthens administrative accountability under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act and signals that public bodies cannot evade compliance through procedural inertia.

The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that a proclamation under Section 82 CrPC is invalid if mandatory procedures-including proper service and public notice-are not strictly followed. The court emphasized that procedural lapses render the proclamation null and void, reinforcing due process protections for accused persons.

NCDRC affirmed compensation at ₹2,499/sq.ft. for unfulfilled plot allotment, rejecting the developer's reliance on outdated government rates. The ruling reinforces that developers cannot evade liability by selling disputed plots to third parties during litigation, ensuring consumers receive fair market value for deficiency in service.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that contempt proceedings cannot be initiated based solely on judicial observations unless there is an explicit direction issued by the court. The judgment clarifies that passive remarks or general instructions do not meet the threshold for contempt, impacting public interest litigants and government authorities enforcing court orders.

Bombay High Court holds that a self-operative court order, requiring payment of decretal amounts by a specified deadline, automatically declares judgment debtors insolvent upon non-compliance without further judicial intervention. This ruling reinforces the binding nature of court undertakings under the Presidency Towns Insolvency Act, impacting creditors and debtors in enforcement proceedings.

The High Court of Telangana declines to initiate contempt for alleged non-compliance, emphasizing that mere allegations without proven wilful defiance cannot trigger contempt jurisdiction.