Supreme Court of India

Shri N. K. Janu,deputy Director Social Forestary Division, Agra and Others v. Lakshmi Chandra

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Bench Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta JJ.
Decided 10 April 2019

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In view of the above discussion, we find that the entire proceedings in Contempt Application No. 1632 of 2009 are wholly unjustified and in excess of jurisdiction vested with the Contempt Court.

Judgment, page 13

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Contempt of Court – Jurisdiction – Respondent filed writ petition – Disposed of – Judgment affirmed by Supreme Court inter alia holding that the daily wagers are entitled to minimum pay scale as received by their counter-parts in the Government – Respondent again filed writ petition – Directions passed vide order dtd. 23.10.08 – In terms of such order, the Divisional Director, Social Forestry Division Agra, passed order that the respondent was not eligible for regularisation/equal pay – Contempt Application ( ) No.1632 of 2009 filed by the respondent – Various orders passed seeking personal…

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