"You Took 80 Policemen To Violate Order...": Supreme Court Slams Andhra Official

SC Slams Public Official for Disobeying Andhra Pradesh HC's Order

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Supreme Court on Monday cautioned public officials against the feeling that they were "above law" and castigated an officer for allegedly disobeying a high court order. India News | SC Slams Public Official for Disobeying Andhra Pradesh HC's Order.

"You Took 80 Policemen To Violate Order...": Supreme Court Slams Andhra Official

The Supreme Court - battling angry claims by some BJP leaders, including Lok Sabha MP Nishikant Dubey, about 'encroaching' on the government's executive and legislative functions - dealt with a more literal case of encroachment Tuesday.

Supreme Court slams Andhra Deputy Collector for forcibly demolishing slum-dwellers’ huts, violating HC order

The Supreme Court on Monday strongly criticised a Deputy Collector in Andhra Pradesh who, while serving as Tahsildar, disobeyed High Court orders and forcibly demolished the huts of slum-dwellers in Guntur district, resulting in their displacement. The Supreme Court was hearing a petition challenging the High Court order, under which the petitioner had been found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to two months’ simple imprisonment. The B…

SC slams public official for disobeying Andhra Pradesh HC's order

New Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday cautioned public officials against the feeling that they were "above law" and castigated an officer for allegedly disobeying a high court order. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih was hearing a plea filed by the officer, who is now a deputy collector, against a division bench order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court which rejected his contempt appeals. The division bench ref…