Full Judgment
W.P.No.7900/2013 28.2.2014 Shri D.K.Dixit, learned counsel for the petitioner.
Shri Rahul Jain, learned Govt.
Advocate for respondents.
It appears that the respondent No.2 has virtually no respects and regards towards the direction issued by this Court as it is informed by learned Govt.
Advocate that the communication in this respect were sent to the concerned authority, but no response has been given.
This Court on 21.10.2013 has specifically directed that since the petitioner was to retire on 31.10.2013, if his service book was not available, it be reconstituted on or before 31.11.2013 and an information in this respect be given.
The case was directed to be listed on 2.12.2013.
When the matter was posted on 2.12.2013, time was taken for the said purposes and it was again adjourned upto 9.12.2013.
Since no report was submitted on 9.12.2013, the case was adjourned granting time to do the needful and it was made clear that in case the report is not filed within the aforesaid period, appropriate orders would be passed in this respect.
The case was lastly listed on 21.1.2014 with a specific direction to file an additional return indicating the steps taken by the Collector Chhatarpur for reconstituting the service book of the petitioner and finalising his pension case.
Four weeks' time was allowed for the said purposes.
As indicated by learned Govt.
Advocate though a communication from the office of Advocate General was sent to the respondent No.2, but no information is given in respect of compliance of the order of this Court.
This conduct of the respondent Collector Chhatarpur is in fact the non-compliance of the order of this Court as also amounting to committing contempt of this Court.
Let a bailable warrant of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) be issued to the respondent Collector Chhatarpur for his personal appearance before this Court on 24.3.2014 to explain as to why the directions issued by this Court were not complied with.
Let the matter be posted on 24.3.2014.
Certified copy as per rules.
(K.K.Trivedi) Judge A.Praj.