Overview

• A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi held two tenants in civil contempt for willfully disobeying orders to vacate premises in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
• One contemnor was sentenced to three months’ civil imprisonment and directed to be taken into custody and lodged in Tihar Jail.
• He must deposit a ₹1 lakh fine with the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee within two months or serve an additional month in prison.
• The 82-year-old co-tenant was spared immediate jail and fined ₹5 lakh payable within two months, with a one-month civil prison term in default.
• The court directed the district judge to deploy a bailiff with police assistance to deliver possession within two weeks and to inventory and secure any belongings, following repeated noncompliance after extensions through September 23, 2025.