Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 131 · Decided 8 March 2002
Anil Ratan Sarkar and ORS. v. Hirak Ghosh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 131 · [2002] 2 S.C.R. 346
- Case number
- CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 260/2001
- Decided
- 8 March 2002
- Bench
- U.C. BANERJEE, Y.K. SABHARWAL (2-judge bench)
- Case type
- Contempt
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 142
Headnote
Contempt of Courts Act, Jf!71: Section 2(b)-Power under the Act- Exercise of-It should be exercised sparingly and in the larger interest of c Society with utmost care and caution-Wiful dis-obedience of order would .,, amount to contempt. Civil Service Personnel-Liability to comply with the order Court stands crystal clear in the Judgment-Hence Respondents guilty of contempt. D Petitioners were appointed as Laboratory Assistants in non-govt. affiliated colleges in West Bengal. In addition to their normal duties, they have been imparting instructions to the students and performing
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