Eshwar Singh Rajpoot vs Shri S N Mishra
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Madhya Pradesh High Court

Eshwar Singh Rajpoot vs Shri S N Mishra on 1 December, 2023

Author: Anand Pathak

Bench: Anand Pathak

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                            IN    THE       HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
                                                  AT GWALIOR
                                                       BEFORE
                                         HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ANAND PATHAK
                                             ON THE 1 st OF DECEMBER, 2023
                                        CONTEMPT PETITION CIVIL No. 6334 of 2023

                           BETWEEN:-
                           ESHWAR SINGH RAJPOOT S/O SHRI NARAYAN SINGH
                           RAJPOOT, AGED 59 YEARS, OCCUPATION: TIME
                           KEEPER/STHAL   SAHAYAK    WATER  RESOURCES
                           DEPARTMENT DIVISION GUNA R/O NAJUL COLONY
                           GUNA M P (MADHYA PRADESH)

                                                                                      .....PETITIONER
                           (BY SHRI ALOK BANDHU SHRIVASTAVA- ADVOCATE)

                           AND
                           1.    SHRI S N MISHRA PRINCIPAL SECRETARY ,
                                 WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, VALLABH
                                 BHAWAN, BHOPAL (MADHYA PRADESH)

                           2.    SHRI SHISHIR KUSHWAH, ENGINEER IN CHIEF
                                 WATER RESOURCE DEPARTMENT NARMADA
                                 BHAWAN, BHOPAL (MADHYA PRADESH)

                           3.    SHRI S. BHUSRE CHIEF ENGINEER CHAMBAL
                                 BETWA KACHAR , W.R.D., BHOPAL (MADHYA
                                 PRADESH)

                           4.    SHRI B.C. KOLI, SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
                                 WATER RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, MANDAL
                                 GUNA (MADHYA PRADESH)

                           5.    SHRI S.K. JAIN, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER WATER
                                 RESOURCE      DEPARTMENT GUNA (MADHYA
                                 PRADESH)

                                                                                   .....RESPONDENTS
                           (BY SHRI NILESH TOMAR- ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENTS)

                                 This petition coming on for admission this day, th e court passed the
                           following:
Signature Not Verified
Signed by: VISHAL
UPADHYAY
Signing time: 01-12-2023
07:12:26 PM
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                                                                 ORDER

1. The instant contempt petition is against alleged non-compliance of order dated 17.08.2023 passed in W.P. No.1017/2023.

2 . It is the grievance of petitioner that he is a Time Keeper in Water Resources Department and is seeking benefits as per the judgment passed by this Court in A.L. Thakur and R.K. Lakhera which have been discussed in the order passed by this Court in writ petition.

3. On close scrutiny, it appears that two months time was given to the respondents to consider the case and immediately thereafter petitioner approached this Court. It appears that petitioner was just waiting to complete

the two months and ventured into filing contempt petition. He could have waited for some more time as the State Government might have been preoccupied in the election proceedings.

4. Resultantly, this contempt petition stands disposed of with a direction to the respondents to comply the order dated 17.08.2023 passed in W.P. No.1017/2023 in letter and spirit as per the time stipulated into it.

5. Contempt petition stands disposed of accordingly.

(ANAND PATHAK) JUDGE Vishal