https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293801 Contempt proceedings are quasi-criminal, so wilful disobedience of a court order must be proved beyond reasonable doubt. Mere probabilities or the fact that the petitioner did not obtain the desired result are insufficient. Here, the earlier direction was complied with because the petitioner's case was considered as qualified on the relevant cut-off date, a personal hearing was granted, and the claim was rejected on fitness criteria for promotion. As no deliberate or wilful non-compliance with the order was established, contempt was not made out and the petition failed. en-us Fri, 24 Aug 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:53:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293801 Contempt proceedings are quasi-criminal, so wilful disobedience of a court order must be proved beyond reasonable doubt. Mere probabilities or the fact that the petitioner did not obtain the desired result are insufficient. Here, the earlier direction was complied with because the petitioner's case was considered as qualified on the relevant cut-off date, a personal hearing was granted, and the claim was rejected on fitness criteria for promotion. As no deliberate or wilful non-compliance with the order was established, contempt was not made out and the petition failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 24 Aug 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293801