Supreme Court of India

Salauddin Ahmed & Anr. v. Samta Andolan

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Reported as [2012] 7 S.C.R. 402
Bench Altamas Kabir and J. Chelameswar JJ.
Decided 29 August 2012

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that despite the fact that there has been delay on the part of the State and its 426 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [2012] 7 S.C.R. A authorities in giving effect to the observations made in the two aforesaid cases, there was no willful or deliberate intention on their part to defy the orders of this Court.

Judgment, page 24

From the headnote

CONTEMPT OF COURT: c Contempt of court - Ingredients - Explained. Contempt petition - High Court holding the State authorities guilty of contempt of court for non-compliance of order of Division Bench of the High Court - Held: The explanation given on behalf of the State and its authorities cannot be discounted, since in order to act in terms of the observations made in. the judgment, the State appointed the Bhatnagar Committee tor obtaining quantifiable data in respect of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes candidates so that the provisions of the amended Clause (4- ) of Art. 16 of the

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Of those, 1 referred to · 1 mentioned

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