Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 356 · Decided 25 August 1999
Kapildeo Prasad Sah and ORS. v. State of Bihar and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 356 · [1999] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 725
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4706/1999
- Decided
- 25 August 1999
- Bench
- S. SAGHIR AHMAD, D.P. WADHWA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 : ·~ Section 2(b)-Civil Contempt-Power to punish for contempt-When should be exercised-Wilful disobedience of order of court alleged-Nothing C shown to substantiate the allegations-Held, power to punish for contempt should be resorted to when there is clear case, held, contempt proceedings not maintainable. Words and Phrases-'Wilful'-Meaning of in the context of Contempt of D Courts Act. Appellants, untrained teachers, were working as Assistant Teachers in ,.;. Godda District in the State of Bihar when their services were terminated. In the matter of
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