Supreme Court · 1994 INSC 145 · Decided 6 April 1994
MOHD. Iqbal Khanday v. Abdul Majid Rather
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1994 INSC 145 · [1994] 3 S.C.R. 396
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2297/1994
- Decided
- 6 April 1994
- Bench
- M.N. VENKATACHALIAH, S. MOHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Contempt of Court : Court's orde~ompliance with-Court should preserve its dignity by ensuring compliance with its ordet'-But should not require obedience to order incapable of compliance with---Contemnor--Duty of-Should not ignore court's order and plead difficulties at implementation stage-Should of compliance. In a Writ Petition filed by the respondent seeking promotion to the D post of Associate Professor, the High Court passed an interim order dated 21.9.1992 directing the appellant tu grant ud-hoc promotion to the respon­ dent. Subsequently, the respondent initiated contempt
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