1976 (11) TMI 196

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....an application in Civil Appeals No. 866-867 of 1971 decided by this Court on 22 April, 1976, for initiating contempt proceedings under Contempt of Courts Act of 1971 against the respondent for not abiding (with sic) by the order of this Court. The second prayer in that application is direction that the appellant be restrained from proceeding with Civil Writ Petition No. 6176 of 1976 pending in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. 4. Civil Appeals No. 866-867 of 1971 came up for heating on 17 March, 1976. On 19 March, 1976 they were adjourned at the instance of counsel for the appellants referred to as the Distillery. The purpose for adjournment was to effect settlement, if any, with the State of Haryana referred to as the State. The appeals ....

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....stillery to carry on manufacture of liquor at Karnal. It is only because the Distillery wanted some time to dispose of goods and remove that the Distillery was given time till 6 September, 1976. 6. Counsel for the appellant relied on the affidavit affirmed on 4 November, 1976 by the Distillery in answer to the notice for initiating contempt proceedings. In that affidavit it is said that the words "on the expiry of license held by the appellants company on 6 September, 1976 unless it is renewed were suggested to be incorporated in the order and that this Court observed that it was not necessary to do so. This Court does not wish to dwell on such allegations in the affidavit because the order dated 22 April 1976 speaks for itself. Obvio....