BHANWARLAL JAJOO . vs VINOD KUMAR AGARWAL . — Crl.A. No. 377/2002

Summary of Crl.A. No. 377/2002 (Bhanwarlal Jajoo v. Vinod Kumar Agarwal) The Supreme Court allowed the appeal against the High Court of Rajasthan's dismissal of a contempt petition. The High Court had dismissed the contempt case (alleging violation of a 1983 order) on grounds that civil proceedings were pending, but the Supreme Court found no civil proceedings were actually pending on the dismissal date. The Court set aside the High Court's order, restored the contempt case to the High Court's file, and directed it to be disposed of on merits in accordance with law. No costs were awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.