Although the Contempt Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with a liberty to the petitioner to seek clarification at Jaipur, it is only for the limited purpose of enabling the petitioner to pursue the contempt matter afresh. The petitioner cannot be compelled to seek clarification. Mr Asthana might have chosen not to seek clarification on second thoughts and decided to follow alternative course of action.
- As things stand at present, SC has refused to stay the Jaipur SJB Order dt 12/1/2010. So the order is binding on LIC. If LIC is having any reservations on implementing the order, they should seek clarification from the Court.
- So the clarification matter cannot be allowed to hamper decisions on other courts' cases.
C H Mahadevan