Supreme Court of India · 2002-03-08
Anil Ratan Sarkar & Ors vs Hirak Ghosh & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 1405
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Anil Ratan Sarkar & Ors
- Respondent
- Hirak Ghosh & Ors
- Author
- U.C. Banerjee
- Bench
- U.C. Banerjee
Judgment text excerpt
The case addresses a contempt petition arising from the alleged failure of respondents to adhere to final court orders across multiple rounds of litigation. The Court emphasizes that fairness is the fundamental methodology of governmental working and that courts maintain jurisdiction to intervene when such fairness is absent. The central issue is whether the respondents' conduct constitutes a deliberate and perverse violation of judicial mandates.