https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307481 Deliberate disobedience of closure and relocation directions in respect of a hazardous hot mix plant was treated as contempt where the respondent continued operating the unit despite alternative allotment and court orders. The Court also noted that false or defiant affidavits in contempt proceedings aggravate misconduct. A belated apology was not accepted because it lacked genuine contrition and was inconsistent with the earlier categorical denial. On that basis, the text states that contempt was found, the apology was rejected, and punitive consequences were imposed for wilful non-compliance. en-us Wed, 02 Apr 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:27:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307481 Deliberate disobedience of closure and relocation directions in respect of a hazardous hot mix plant was treated as contempt where the respondent continued operating the unit despite alternative allotment and court orders. The Court also noted that false or defiant affidavits in contempt proceedings aggravate misconduct. A belated apology was not accepted because it lacked genuine contrition and was inconsistent with the earlier categorical denial. On that basis, the text states that contempt was found, the apology was rejected, and punitive consequences were imposed for wilful non-compliance. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 02 Apr 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307481