Jasvant Singh Thakur v. Smt. Shikha Rajput Tiwari
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Chhattisgarh (Bilaspur), Cont No. 41 of 2025, neutral citation 2025:CGHC:7589, decided 12.02.2025, single bench of Arvind Kumar Verma, J. Contempt petition by Jasvant Singh Thakur and Sumit Kumar Khewar against Secretary, Forest and Climate Change (Smt. Shikha Rajput Tiwari) and Under Secretary, Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (H.L. Dhruv) over alleged non-compliance of interim order dated 24.10.2024 in WPS No.5373/2024 directing 10 posts to be kept vacant pending hearing; covering memo filed by CGPSC counsel showing compliance; contempt petition disposed of. Keywords: contempt, compliance, interim direction, recruitment walk test, keep posts vacant, Chhattisgarh PSC.
What did the court decide?
The Court found that the order under contempt (dated 24.10.2024 in WPS No.5373/2024, requiring 10 posts to be kept vacant) had been complied with, and accordingly disposed of the contempt petition as of now.