Former DRDO chief Dr VK Saraswat and another senior scientist were on Thursday sentenced to three weeks simple imprisonment by Madras High Court for committing contempt of court by disobeying its April 2009 order related to re-employment of a clerk in a school run by a wing of the organisation.
Taking a serious view of the non-implementation of its order, a division bench comprising Justice S Rajeswaran and Justice PN Prakash awarded three weeks simple imprisonment to Saraswat and Director of Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Dr G Malakondaiah and directed them to pay a fine of Rs 2,000 each personally.
The court was allowing a contempt of court petition by S Joseph Raj, who was an employee of the school run by Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment at suburban Avadi here.
Taking a serious view of the non-implementation of its order, a division bench comprising Justice S Rajeswaran and Justice PN Prakash awarded three weeks simple imprisonment to Saraswat and Director of Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Dr G Malakondaiah and directed them to pay a fine of Rs 2,000 each personally.
The court was allowing a contempt of court petition by S Joseph Raj, who was an employee of the school run by Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment at suburban Avadi here.