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RAVI NATH TILHARI
N. Venkata Srinivasa Rao – Appellant
Versus
Ch. C. Satyanarayana – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
RAVI NATH TILHARI, J.
1. Heard Sri A. Rajendra Babu, learned counsel for the petitioner/applicant, Sri M. Radha Krishna, learned counsel for the 1st respondent-Professor Ch. P. Satyanarayana and Sri P. B. Vijay Kumar, learned senior counsel, assisted by Sri P. Ponna Rao and Sri P. Subash, learned counsels, appearing for respondent No. 2-Professor G.S.R. Krishna Murthy.
Factual Background:
2. The petitioner/applicant-Dr. N. Venkata Srinivasa Rao was appointed as Guest/part-time Teacher on 21.11.2012 and continued till the academic year 2016-17 as such in the Department of Education of Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati, now known as “National Sanskrit University, Tirupati” (in short “University”) He filed W.P. No. 31900 of 2017 to continue him as such for the academic year 2017-18 and for the subsequent years with consequential reliefs.
3. In W.P. No. 31900 of 2017 this Court passed interim order dated 21.09.2017, which reads as under:
Issue notice to 2nd respondent.
Learned counsel for petitioner is permitted to take out personal notice on the 2nd respondent by RPAD and file proof of service thereof into Registry.
If there is any n
Contempt - Appellant can be exonerated for contempt of court giving benefit of doubt as he tendered unconditional apologies sincerely for the delay in implementation of the order of the court with al....
Willful disobedience of a court order, even if based on negligence or carelessness, constitutes contempt of court and may result in imprisonment and fine.
if any lenient view is taken against such type of offences, who are not implementing the orders of this Court, years together, and implementing Court orders only after directing their appearance befo....
Contempt of court requires willful disobedience of a court order; mere delay, especially under extenuating circumstances, does not constitute contempt.
The Court held that mere non-compliance with interim orders does not constitute contempt unless it is demonstrated that such disobedience was wilful and deliberate.
Contempt of court involves willful disobedience of court orders, which undermines judicial authority, emphasizing the need for compliance to maintain public confidence in the justice system.
Wilful disobedience, as an essential element of civil contempt, requires a high standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt and involves a mental element of intentional, conscious, and calculated condu....
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