https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456742 Granting saw-mill licences after a prior Supreme Court direction barring fresh licences without permission, and in breach of the State restriction on saw mills near forest areas, constituted contempt. The respondent's plea of ignorance was rejected because the order had reached his office before the licences were issued, and the later cancellation of the licences was not treated as a voluntary cure since it followed superior forest directions. The Court nevertheless considered that he had recently assumed office and that this was a first lapse, and imposed a reprimand, warning, and costs after rejecting the apology. en-us Fri, 19 Dec 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 12 Aug 2024 14:27:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456742 Granting saw-mill licences after a prior Supreme Court direction barring fresh licences without permission, and in breach of the State restriction on saw mills near forest areas, constituted contempt. The respondent's plea of ignorance was rejected because the order had reached his office before the licences were issued, and the later cancellation of the licences was not treated as a voluntary cure since it followed superior forest directions. The Court nevertheless considered that he had recently assumed office and that this was a first lapse, and imposed a reprimand, warning, and costs after rejecting the apology. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 19 Dec 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456742