Supreme Court of India

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

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Reported as [2019] 5 S.C.R. 618
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 wholl y 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 sc ale as received by their counter-parts in the Government – Resp ondent again filed writ petition – Directions passed vide order dt d. 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 pa ssed seeking

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