The Madhya Pradesh High Court Tuesday directed the controller of the State Professional Examination Board and Chhindwara divisional forest officer to appear in person before it on November 26 for not complying with its 2017 order to appoint a woman as a forest guard. The HC was hearing a contempt petition filed by one Varsha Sahu stating that she was not appointed as a forest guard despite the previous order of the HC.

"A division bench of justices SK Seth and Subodh Abhyankar issued the directive after the respondents did not take any action for compliance of the court order despite sufficient time given to them," said the petitioner's counsel Parag Chaturvedi. In its order dated December 21, 2017, the HC had ordered that Varsha Sahu be appointed as a forest guard. Chaturvedi told the HC Tuesday that Sahu had scored more marks than the person who was appointed for the post.