# J&K High Court quashes contempt notice against Shopian DC 2026-08-14T00:49:55+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has set aside a contempt notice issued by a judicial magistrate against Shopian Deputy Commissioner Shishir Gupta. Justice Rahul Bharti ruled on August 7 that the magistrate exceeded his authority under the Code of Criminal Procedure. The magistrate had ordered Gupta to explain why contempt charges should not be filed for not cooperating in a report on property owned by Idris Shah, who faces a maintenance suit from his wife. The court directed the magistrate to issue a fresh levy warrant to the Collector, Shopian, to recover maintenance arrears of Rs 4,30,000 through attachment and sale of Shah's property. ## Coverage - greaterkashmir.com Tags: contempt notice, deputy commissioner, J&K High Court, judicial overreach, maintenance arrears, Shopian Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jk-high-court-quashes-contempt-notice-against-shopian-dc/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jk-high-court-quashes-contempt-notice-against-shopian-dc/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.