Ch. Murali Krishna, v. Sri L.V. Subramanyam., Ias,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN And THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY CONTEMPT CASE No.1680 of 2015 ORDER: (per Hon'ble Sri Justice Ramesh Ranganathan) This Contempt Case is filed alleging violation of the order passed by this Court in W.P.M.P.Nos.10474, 6554, 10656 and 10485 of 2015 in W.P.Nos.7930, 4922, 8074 and 7941 of 2015 dated 16.04.2015. In the said order this Court recorded the undertaking of Sri J.Sudheer, learned counsel for the petitioner, that the petitioner would make no claim to seniority pursuant to the proceedings dated 02.05.2009 and he would forego his right for further promotion to the next higher post, during the pendency of the Writ Petitions. Recording the undertaking given by Sri J.Sudheer, learned counsel for the petitioner, and as the petitioner had been in service for sixteen years prior thereto, this Court stayed the order of the Tribunal subject to the undertaking given by the petitioner.

While the petitioner's services were terminated pursuant to the order of the Tribunal, he has since been reinstated albeit after the Contempt Case was filed. In view of the fact that the petitioner has since been reinstated in service, the respondents cannot be held to have violated the order of this Court, much less wilfully and deliberately. We see no reason, therefore, to proceed against the respondents under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. The Contempt Case is, accordingly, closed. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________________

RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J __________________________________ M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY, J 13th November, 2015.

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