Judgment

R.M. SAHAI, J.:- The only question is if the Madhya Pradesh State Administrative Tribunal (MPSAT) was justified in sentencing the appellants for contempt of Court not for not complying with the order passed by it within extended time granted by the tribunal itself but for failure to carry out its directions faithfully and in the letter and spirit the tribunal expected of them.

2. Reason for sentencing each of the appellant, in words of Tribunal was,

"Respondent No. (sic) is the Principal Secretary of the Department and was expected to exhibit more zeal and enthusiasm in carrying out the directions of the Tribunal. Even though he was not party to the DPC yet he could implement the Tribunals order on other courts. He did not explain the delay in calling the special DPC. He also failed to direct his office to place all the relevant service records of the applicants and his juniors who were impleaded as respondents in the original application. He took no steps for cancellation of their promotions or even for regularisation of their promotions. Taking into consideration all these omissions and commissions by him. We are of the opinion that he should be sentenced to pay fine of Rs.