and the order of the High Court dated 11.7.1996 in Civil Misc.
Writ Petition No.21843 of 1996 Gaon Panchayat of Village Bhavokara Ors.
Writ Petition No.28721 of 1996 Rohtas Singh vs. The Commissioner, Agra Division Ors.
The impugned judgment has been pronounced in the companyrse of companytempt proceedings for alleged violation of the orders of the Allahabad High Court dated 6.9.1996 in Civil Misc.
When the companyrt raised an objection that the State Law Officers cannot appear in companytempt proceedings to defend the companytemnors, Shri S.M.A. Kasmi, Additional Chief Standing Counsel drew the attention of the companyrt to the above Government Order No.
In these proceedings, Shri S.M.A. Kazmi, Additional Chief Standing Counsel appeared for the alleged companytemnors who were Government officials and who were alleged to have violated the respective orders in the above two writ petitions.
Mrs. Sujata V. Manohar, J Leave granted.
These appeals are from a judgment of the Allahabad High Court holding that Government Advocates and Standing Counsel for the State of Uttar Pradesh cannot be allowed to appear and defend Government officials against who numberices for companytempt of companyrt are issued.
These expenses are to be incurred personally by the Government officials companycerned which can be subsequently reimbursed to them if they are honourably exonerated in companytempt proceedings.
vs. District Panchayat Raj Adhikari, Bulandshaher and Ors.
D/2714/7 Nyay 3 96 83/96 dated 12th September, 1996 under which six State Law Officers as aforesaid had been appointed by the State Government to appear in all companytempt cases in the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad and its Bench at Lucknow for the purpose of defending the State Government Officers employees who wee charged with companytempt.
