JUDGMENT

R.M. SAHAI, J. (for Panndian, J. and himself)

(1) HOW even the socioeconomic welfare measures taken by the State to tackle unemployment and ameliorate poverty, within its limited resources, gets stifled and flounders due to lack of proper appreciation of its purpose and objective aided by faulty enforcement, aggravated by apathy of those responsible in government to place correct facts, when called upon to do so by courts, and wake up, only, when it is either too late or move on on pain of contempt proceedings resulting in one-sided orders creating rights in favour of some, leading to clash of interest and heart burning among others leaving the courts in dilemma of how to adjust the equities of competing claims. To what extent such frustrating consequences can arise is demonstrated by these applications Filed, on one hand, by what are known as stipendiary graduates in the State of Karnataka for taking contempt proceedings against State and its officials for not complying with orders of this court and on the other by application filed by the State for clarification of the very order, giving rise to contempt proceedings, as usual, not before the point of