Lok Sabha Question No. 4921 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Action for Contempt of Court on PILs
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## Unstarred Question No. 4921

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 31.03.2023

## Action for Contempt of Court on PILs

## †4921. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the decisions given by the Supreme Court and High Court of Rajasthan on Public Interest Litigations (PILs) are being defied;
- (b) if so, the details of such cases reported during the last ten years;
- (c) whether the Supreme Court and Rajasthan High Court have passed any  order  for  action  against  anyone  for  the  contempt  of  court  for defiance of court orders on Public Interest Litigations  during the last five years; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) to (d): The information in respect of Hon'ble Supreme Court is as under:

For Supreme Court, the information as sought for, is not maintained in the Supreme Court Registry.

- (a) & (b): The information with respect to Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court is as under:

| Details of cases reported during last ten years in which decisions given by Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court on Public Interest Litigations (PILs) have been defied.   |   Details of cases reported during last ten years in which decisions given by Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court on Public Interest Litigations (PILs) have been defied. |   Details of cases reported during last ten years in which decisions given by Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court on Public Interest Litigations (PILs) have been defied. |   Details of cases reported during last ten years in which decisions given by Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court on Public Interest Litigations (PILs) have been defied. |   Details of cases reported during last ten years in which decisions given by Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court on Public Interest Litigations (PILs) have been defied. |   Details of cases reported during last ten years in which decisions given by Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court on Public Interest Litigations (PILs) have been defied. |   Details of cases reported during last ten years in which decisions given by Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court on Public Interest Litigations (PILs) have been defied. |   Details of cases reported during last ten years in which decisions given by Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court on Public Interest Litigations (PILs) have been defied. |   Details of cases reported during last ten years in which decisions given by Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court on Public Interest Litigations (PILs) have been defied. |   Details of cases reported during last ten years in which decisions given by Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court on Public Interest Litigations (PILs) have been defied. |   Details of cases reported during last ten years in which decisions given by Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court on Public Interest Litigations (PILs) have been defied. | Details of cases reported during last ten years in which decisions given by Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court on Public Interest Litigations (PILs) have been defied.   | Details of cases reported during last ten years in which decisions given by Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court on Public Interest Litigations (PILs) have been defied.   |
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| Rajasthan High Court Principal Seat Jodhpur                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  2 |                                                                                                                                                                  2 |                                                                                                                                                                  9 |                                                                                                                                                                  2 |                                                                                                                                                                 16 |                                                                                                                                                                 68 | 19                                                                                                                                                                 | 118                                                                                                                                                                |
| Rajasthan High Court Bench Jaipur                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                  0 |                                                                                                                                                                  2 |                                                                                                                                                                  3 |                                                                                                                                                                 15 |                                                                                                                                                                 26 |                                                                                                                                                                 38 |                                                                                                                                                                 40 |                                                                                                                                                                 41 |                                                                                                                                                                 24 |                                                                                                                                                                 98 | 28                                                                                                                                                                 | 315                                                                                                                                                                |
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Information of Rajasthan High Court regarding part (c) and (d) is NIL.