Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 31 · Decided 2 February 1999
Indian Airports Employees Union v. Ranjan Chaterjee and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 31 · [1999] 1 S.C.R. 326
- Case number
- CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 301/1998
- Decided
- 2 February 1999
- Bench
- M. JAGANNADHA RAO, D.P. WADHWA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Contempt
Headnote
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 : Section 2(b ). Civil contempt-Wilful disobedience-Disobedience of order of C court-Supreme Coult directed regularisation of workmen upon abolition of contract labour system-However, certain workmen were not regularised on the ground that the said direction did not must be "wilful''-!/ dis­ obedience is based 011 interpretation of court's order, notification and other relevant documents it does not amount to wilful disobedience--Funher, the D question of regularisation has to be decided in appropriate proceedings-Con­ tract Labour
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