High Court fumes at 'audacity' of officials to disobey court orders, issues contempt notice to SSC director
The Bombay High Court has issued a contempt notice to the director of the Staff Selection Commission for disobeying court orders. The court expressed concern over the increasing number of contempt petitions filed against government officials for similar disobedience. The case involves two candidates who were not inducted into a training program despite a court order due to a minor height discrepancy.
- ▪The Bombay High Court issued a contempt notice against SSC Director R.G. Singh for willful disobedience of court orders.
- ▪The court noted that disobedience of its orders is becoming widespread, leading to hundreds of contempt petitions each year.
- ▪Two candidates were denied admission to a training program despite a court ruling that they should be inducted.
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The Bombay High Court has expressed its displeasure over the "audacity" of government officials to disobey court orders and issued a contempt notice against the director of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) for wilful disobedience.A Bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Hiten Venegaonkar on April 24 said it was deeply concerned that disobedience of High Court orders is becoming so widespread that hundreds of contempt petitions are filed each year, largely against the State and Central governments or their officials. Bombay HC pulls up NIA for delays in 2006 Malegaon blast investigationThe Bench issued the contempt notice to Staff Selection Commission Director R.G. Singh and posted the matter for further hearing on Wednesday (April 29, 2026).Mr.
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