Employee's Salary and Pension Withheld Despite Judicial Order, ₹1 Lakh Cost Imposed on State: Allahabad High Court
In a significant case involving defiance of a final judgment, the Allahabad High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 1,00,000 on the State of Uttar Pradesh for failing to comply with its own coordinate bench’s order under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, which had allowed the petitioner's mother to continue in government service. The court strongly criticized the state's inaction, calling it a deliberate denial of justice that…
