HC issues notice to Baba Ramdev and others for contempt of court

Allahabad, Dec 19: Baba Ramdev was issued a notice by Allahabad High Court on Monday. The notice was issued on a contempt petition, which showed him as director of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, for his alleged disobedience of an order of the high court related to allotment of land to him and Patanjali for setting up a Food Plaza in Noida.

Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida) district magistrate BN Singh and chief executive officer of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority Arun Veer Singh were also issued notices by high court for non- compliance of court's order, directing parties to maintain status quo in the Food Plaza case.

A contempt petition filed by one Sohan, a farmer of Kadarpur village in Gautam Budh Nagar, alleged that despite court order the directed parties are fencing boundaries on the disputed land.