Supreme Court · 1987 INSC 131 · Decided 28 April 1987
State of Bihar ETC. ETC. v. Kripalu Shanker ETC. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1987 INSC 131 · [1987] 3 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 871/1986
- Decided
- 28 April 1987
- Bench
- V. KHALID, G.L. OZA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 166
Headnote
B ,.[. Contempt of Courts Act, 1971-Notings made by officers on Government files cannot be made the basis of contempt action against 4 them. The first Respondent who was discharging the functions of a ~ Public Relations Officer in the Bihar Irrigation Department when that c post fell vacant in to that post for six months. At the time of hearing, it was represented on behalf of the State that the other person had been appointed only on ad hoc basis for a period of six months and that after the expiry of that period, the matter would D be referred to the Public Service Commission and
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