Supreme Court of India

Ram Kishan v. Sh. Tarun Bajaj & Ors.

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Reported as [2014] 1 S.C.R. 538
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and J. Chelameswar JJ.
Decided 17 January 2014

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Contempt of Court Disobedience of court's orders - Court directing reinstatement with consequential benefits as a/so back wages - Contempt petition alleging non-compliance of order as 0 petitioner was denied benefit of re-designated post on a higher pay scale after his compulsory retirement - Held: Contempt proceedings are quasi-criminal in nature and, therefore, standard of proof required is beyond all reasonable doubt - If two interpretations are possible, and if the action is not contumacious, a contempt proceeding would not be maintainable - In order to punish a contemnor, it has to be

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