https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282609 A Chief Minister's assurance, once incorporated into a court order, was treated as both an official undertaking on behalf of the State and a personal commitment by the office-holder. The Court found that substantial construction continued on the land despite its restraints, supported by official reports, admissions, and photographs, and held that this amounted to wilful disobedience. It further held that the State Government had not shown reasonable steps to prevent the violation, and that indirect or surreptitious support to disobedience was equally impermissible. On that basis, contempt liability extended to both the State Government and the Chief Minister. en-us Mon, 24 Oct 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 14 Aug 2019 16:19:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282609 A Chief Minister's assurance, once incorporated into a court order, was treated as both an official undertaking on behalf of the State and a personal commitment by the office-holder. The Court found that substantial construction continued on the land despite its restraints, supported by official reports, admissions, and photographs, and held that this amounted to wilful disobedience. It further held that the State Government had not shown reasonable steps to prevent the violation, and that indirect or surreptitious support to disobedience was equally impermissible. On that basis, contempt liability extended to both the State Government and the Chief Minister. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 24 Oct 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282609