Highest Officer of State Department Liable for Contempt If Non-Compliance of Court Order Stems from Administrative Confusion: Allahabad High Court

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 with Comments on Contempt Liability of Top Bureaucrats – Allahabad High Court on Administrative Failure Background of the Case The Allahabad High Court has delivered an important ruling holding that when a writ court order is not complied with due to confusion within the administrative machinery, the highest officer of the…