Narayan Prasad Pandey v. Dr. K. v Rao
Contempt – Alleged non-compliance with order dated 24.2.2025 in WPS No.1395/2025
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, CONT No. 666 of 2026 (decided 10th July, 2026) by Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi, J. Narayan Prasad Pandey (retired lecturer) vs Dr. K. V. Rao, DEO Raigarh and T.P. Panda, Principal. Contempt petition alleging that despite the order dated 24.2.2025 in WPS No.1395/2025, dues were paid but interest was not. Held: as the petition did not state when the amount was paid, no case of contempt was made out; rule discharged and contempt proceeding dropped. Petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Since it is nowhere mentioned in the contempt petition as to when the amount was paid to the petitioner, no case of contempt is made out; the contempt proceeding is dropped and the rule issued to the respondent is discharged. ¶21