https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289283 In contempt jurisdiction, the Court is confined to enforcing the explicit terms of the earlier order and cannot reopen the merits, award supplemental relief, or direct fresh compensation where no wilful disobedience is shown. The record indicated that the original writ direction had been processed by the competent authorities and compensation was paid on the basis of the District Collector's valuation, so the contempt petition could not be sustained. The enhancement of compensation to Rs. 600 per sq. ft. in contempt exceeded the scope of the earlier order and was without jurisdiction. The impugned contempt orders were quashed. en-us Wed, 06 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 23 Jul 2020 17:08:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289283 In contempt jurisdiction, the Court is confined to enforcing the explicit terms of the earlier order and cannot reopen the merits, award supplemental relief, or direct fresh compensation where no wilful disobedience is shown. The record indicated that the original writ direction had been processed by the competent authorities and compensation was paid on the basis of the District Collector's valuation, so the contempt petition could not be sustained. The enhancement of compensation to Rs. 600 per sq. ft. in contempt exceeded the scope of the earlier order and was without jurisdiction. The impugned contempt orders were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 06 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289283