New Delhi, May 29 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday strongly criticised the conduct of Jammu and Kashmir administration officials for bypassing procedural norms in a contempt matter arising from the non-compliance of a High Court order related to contractor payments.
A bench comprising justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta was hearing a special leave petition filed by the Union Territory (UT) administration challenging two orders of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, one passed by a single judge and another by a division bench.
The controversy stemmed from the High Court's direction to the administration to consider making admitted payments to plant suppliers within two months, a directive that went unfulfilled.
When the payments...