Madhusudan Mishra v. Collector Cum Chief Executive Officer, Subarnapur
Case brief
What is this about?
CONTC No.83 of 2023, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, decided 13.12.2024 by Chakradhari Sharan Singh, Chief Justice. Civil contempt alleging non-compliance with direction in W.P.(C) No.14298 of 2013 (order dated 03.03.2014) to engage petitioner befitting his experience and adjust him as Driver. Petitioner Madhusudan Mishra, 7th pass, working since 1997 as daily wage peon, lacked minimum educational qualification (Middle School/Class 10th); no willful disobedience found; contempt proceeding dropped. Respondents: Collector-cum-Chief Executive Officer, Subarnapur and another.
What did the court decide?
No case of willful disobedience of the Court's order dated 03.03.2014 is made out, in view of the admitted fact that the petitioner does not possess the minimum educational qualification to hold the post. ¶21