Balakrushna Behera And Anr vs Satya Prakash Dash

The Supreme Court addressed the contempt proceedings initiated against the Registrar and Vice-Chancellor of Utkal University of Culture for non-compliance with a mandamus order under Article 226 of the Constitution, which directed the completion of the selection process for a Lecturer post. The Court held that the failure to issue an appointment letter was due to the State Government's abolition of the post, which was beyond the control of the University authorities. Consequently, the contempt proceedings were dropped, affirming that compliance was not possible due to external administrative decisions.