Supreme Court of India

A.I. Reg. Rural Bank Officers Fed. and Ors. v. Government of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2002] 2 S.C.R. 318
Bench G.B. Pattanaik, S.N. Phukan and S.N. Variava JJ.
Decided 7 March 2002

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the appropriate authority need not be punished under the provisions of the G Contempt of Courts Act, even if the notification is in direct contravention of the judgment of this Court, as we do not find a case of deliberate violation.

Judgment, page 7

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