New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- The Delhi High Court has held an individual guilty of criminal contempt of court and sentenced him to one month of simple imprisonment, along with a fine of Rs 2,000, for obstructing and threatening a court-appointed Local Commissioner during the execution of judicial orders.

A Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta passed the order in a suo motu contempt case initiated after a Local Commissioner's report revealed that the contemnor had attempted to intimidate her during an inspection at Faridabad in July 2024.

The inspection had been ordered by a Single Judge in connection with an arbitration-related matter concerning the handling of industrial coal. During the executi...