Overview

• The court sentenced IAS officer Anshul Mishra to one month of simple imprisonment, suspended to allow for an appeal within 30 days.
• Mishra was found guilty of contempt for failing to comply with a November 2023 order to resolve a land reconveyance plea within two months.
• The court also ordered Mishra to personally pay ₹25,000 as compensation to the petitioners, with non-payment resulting in an additional 10 days of imprisonment.
• The case involves a decades-long dispute over 17 cents of land acquired in 1983, with 10.5 cents returned to the owners but 6.5 cents retained for road widening.
• Justice Velmurugan criticized the persistent non-compliance by public officials, emphasizing the importance of upholding judicial orders and the rule of law.