India, Aug. 27 -- The Bombay High Court has issued contempt notices to the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) and two officials of its Grievance Cell for allegedly breaching court orders and repeatedly assuring the court that the grievances of slum dwellers would be heard and decided, when no such action had been taken.

Holding that the conduct amounted to "intentional or wilful disobedience" of its orders, a division bench of justices G S Kulkarni and Neela Gokhale on Tuesday imposed a cost of Rs.50,000 on the SRA and directed that the amount be paid as compensation to the petitioners.

The bench expressed strong displeasure at the SRA's conduct, observing that the assurances given to the court were...