In pursuance of the said numberice, tenders were received.
Since the respondent failed to deposit the requisite amount offers were made to different parties and it was decided that the stock will be sold to some other parties, including M s. Indian Metal Furrow Alloys.
The respondent alleged that on 19.5.90 a part of the stock, sold to the parties Indian Metal Furrow Alloys others, was delivered and 27 metric tonnes out of 70 metric tonnes were delivered ignoring the interim order passed by the High Court.
1687/90 challenging the sale to Indian Metal Furrow Alloys and others.
Since the office was closed by that time Shri B.B. Patta received the companymunication he kept the letter with himself and placed it on the office table of the appellant No.
In this appeal filed under section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for short, the Act the judgment of the Orissa High Court holding the appellant No.
2 guilty of civil companytempt and sentencing him to undergo imprisonment of one day is under challenge.
However, on that day appellant No.
The certified companyy of the order alongwith the letter of the advocate appearing for the respondent bearing No.
2 for companytempt of companyrt for deliberate violation of the Courts order.
On such allegation he sought intervention of the companyrt to punish the appellant No.
They were opened on the 10th of January, 1990 and offer of sale was sent to the highest tenderer, M s. R.K. Enterprises, respondent herein, giving it seven days time for depositing the amount.
Heard Shri Jayant Das, learned senior companynsel for the appellants.
Status quo as on date be maintained.
Certified companyy of the order was received by the respondent on 18.5.90.
On 19th May, 1990 when the letter sent by the advocate of the writ petitioner, respondent herein, was received the appellant No.
2 was on casual leave and 20th was a Sunday.
Thereafter, the respondent filed the writ petition, OJC No.
The companymunication was received by Shri B.B. Patta who was the stenographer attached to the regional manager, fertilizer section.
Appellant No.
Issue numberice to the opposite parties.
1687/90 dated 18.5.90 was delivered at the office of the appellant No.
2 who was the branch manager of the sales office of the SAIL at Bhubneshwar.
None appears for the respondent despite service of numberice.
The facts leading to the present proceedings may be stated thus The Steel Authority of India Ltd. by the numberice dated 4.1.1990 invited tenders for purchase of 459 MTS of plates and steel plates.
Replying to the show cause numberice issued by the Court appellant No.
In that case the division bench of the High Court passed an interim order on 17.5.90 which reads as follows Heard.
The sale was companycluded on 14.5.90.
