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6. Mr. Wani, for the petitioner on the other hand, argued that the remedy of appeal against the order sought to be implemented will not absolve a party to defer the compliance of Court direction during limitation period for such appeal unless the appellate Court has issued a stay order.

7. We have given our thoughtful consideration to the arguments advanced.

8. It is not disputed before us that SLP against the Court direction has been filled before the Supreme Court. It is also not disputed that no stay has been obtained against the implementation of the order but all the same the Court direction has been kept in abeyance by the respondent simply under the pretext of pendency of appeal before the apex Court against the Court order. There is no doubt that appeal against a judgment from one forum to another forum may be available under the Statute, the question is : Whether this provision even if availed by a party without obtaining a stay from the appellate Court will ipso facto keep the implementation of the order in abeyance? The proposition put forth by Mr. Khan, CGA appears to us misconstruing the provision of appeal and period of limitation. Non-compliance of the order during the pendency of appeal without stay order appears to us an attempt by a party to support his intention of not complying the Court direction. The, initiation of contempt proceedings for non-compliance of an order, in our opinion, will forestall only after service of stay order on the party provided, firstly, a certain period for compliance has been specified and within that period no contempt proceedings will lie. Secondly, when after the service of order the party has obtained stay from the appellate forum. Thirdly, on motion by the party time is granted by the Court for execution of the order which passed the same. No other circumstances apparently can be made available to a party against whom the order has been passed to sleep over the execution of the order or flout its execution. Mere pendency of appeal before the appellate Court against the order will not absolve the party not to comply the order and if he so does, it will be on his own risk without any legal justification and the provisions of appeal even if availed without any stay, will expose the party to contempt proceedings, for non-compliance and pendency of such appeal will not protect him from facing the proceedings of non-compliance of the order. Once a relief has been granted by a Court not modified or varied by such Court or its execution staved by appellate Court, its compliance is warranted from the date the party against whom it is passed or from the date he acquires knowledge of the said order. This observation will dispose the argument of Mr. Khan having submitted that no time limit is specified in the order of implementation. We, therefore, make it clear that a party against whom order has been passed by the Court, having knowledge of the same or the order being served on him, cannot take refuge of limitation period for preferring an appeal for non-compliance of the order or even if the appeal has been filed but no stay has been obtained against the order, contempt proceedings will be entertained against such party for non-compliance. However, it is the discretion of the Court finally, while holding the defaulting party guilty, to pass appropriate orders looking to the gravity of the matter and conduct of such party, but in no case rebate of non-compliance of the Court order will be made available merely an appeal without stay is sending. We are further supported in our view by the observations made by their Lordships of the Allahabad High Court, reported in 1978 Cri LJ 789, in these words: