Supreme Court of India

Gurminder Singh Kang v. Shiv Prasad Singh & Ors.

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Reported as [2012] 11 S.C.R. 240
Bench T.S. Thakur and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla JJ.
Decided 7 December 2012

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the simple imprisonment of two months alone need not be retained.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Contempt of Court: Contempt of order of High Court - Appellant­ Commissioner of Food and Civil Supplies, canceling the time bound promotions granted to respondent-employee by orders of High Court - High Court holding that the appellant committed contempt of its order, imposed upon him punishment of 2 months' simple imprisonment with fine - Held: Orders and judgments of courts are meant to be obeyed and not to be disobeyed, with impunity - Appellant came forward with a lame and flippant statement that he did not understand the implication of the order of High Court - He passed orders in total

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