Raj Kumar Singh v. Shri P. Dayanand
Case brief
What is this about?
CONT No. 1523 of 2025, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, decided 06/04/2026 by Parth Prateem Sahu, J. Contempt petition by Raj Kumar Singh against the Secretary and Commissioner-cum-Director, Department of Public Relations, Government of Chhattisgarh, and the Joint Director, Treasury and Pension, Jagdalpur. Appointment order issued on 06.04.2026; clause 8 thereof keeps pay fixation subject to Finance Department administrative approval. Court held there was substantial compliance, dropped contempt proceedings, discharged notice and closed the petition, directing completion of notional seniority and pay fixation within 3 months.
What did the court decide?
Contempt proceedings against the respondents dropped and notice discharged; contempt petition closed, with respondents directed to comply with the notional seniority and pay fixation part of the Court's order expeditiously within a further period of 3 months.