Supreme Court of India · 2002-05-08
JHARESWAR PD.PAUL &ANR. vs TARAK NATH GANGULY ORS.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1996/64312
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- JHARESWAR PD.PAUL &ANR.
- Respondent
- TARAK NATH GANGULY ORS.
- Author
- K.G.BALAKRISHNA D.P.MOHAPATRA
- Bench
- K.G.BALAKRISHNA D.P.MOHAPATRA
Judgment text excerpt
The appellants challenged a High Court order in contempt proceedings arising from the alleged failure of government officials to effectively comply with a previous court order. The underlying dispute concerned the denial of promotion and financial benefits to employees designated as 'clerk-cum-cash collectors' who claimed their duties were identical to those of 'Lower Division Clerks'. The court examined whether the respondents had willfully disobeyed the judicial mandate regarding the implementation of Government Order No.3868-F.