SUNIL KUMAR Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Sri G.K. Singh, appearing for contemner, Rajesh Purohit, Director, Allahabad Museum, Allahabad (hereinafter referred to as the Director) who is also present in Court. The genesis of the present proceedings for framing of charge lies in the order dated 18.9.2014 which reads thus:

(2.) When the case was taken up on the next day i.e. 19.9.2014, a supplementary counter-affidavit was filed by respondent No. 4, the Director but information about the number of posts as required to be furnished by him was not provided. The Court in the circumstances ordered him to be present in the Court on 22.9.2014 to explain as to why he is creating impediment in the dispensation of justice by not providing the information required by the Court for decision in the case. In its order, the Court also granted time to Sri Rajesh Purohit to support his statement regarding existence of vacancies by filing annual reports for the period 1996 to 2014 containing the position of vacancies etc. which is published by the Allahabad Museum, Allahabad. The order dated 19.9.2014 reads thus:

(3.) On 22.9.2014 learned counsel for the appellant raised arguments that Sri Rajesh Purohit, the Director had filed supplementary counter-affidavit in Court on 19.9.2014 under his own signatures as deponent of the said affidavit. It was urged by the counsel for the appellant that a perusal of the same shows manipulation of documents and fake averments made by the Director on affidavit. It would be relevant to refer at this stage the relevant portion of the order dated 22.9.2014 in this regard which reads thus: