THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY CONTEMPT CASE No.505 of 2011 ORDER: This Contempt Case is filed under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 alleging that the respondent has violated the directions issued by this Court in order, dated 11.03.2010 passed in WPMP.No.7228 of 2010 in Writ Petition No.5615 of 2010. Petitioner is a Senior Assistant working in Acharya N.G.Ranga Agricultural University. In the disciplinary proceedings initiated against him, he was imposed following two punishments by proceedings bearing No.31318/V&LC/A2/2004, dated 24.02.2010. (i) Pay an amount of Rs.3,17,692-00 (Rupees Three Lakhs Seventeen Thousand Six Hundred and Ninty Two only) to the University immediately in lump sum at a time. If the individual agree to pay the above said amount in instalments, he will not be eligible for further promotion posts until the instalments are completed as per rules. (ii) A major punishment of withholding two increments with cumulative effect is awarded to Sri K.Yesurathnam, Senior Assistant, Cost of Cultivation Scheme, College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar, with immediate effect. The said proceedings were the subject matter of challenge in Writ Petition No.5615 of 2010 and this Court by way of interim order, dated 11.03.2010 in WPMP.No.7228 of 2010 in Writ Petition No.5615 of 2010, suspended the said proceedings. In this Contempt Case, it is the allegation of the petitioner that subsequently, he was promoted to the post of Superintendent but contrary to the directions of this Court, his promotion order was kept in abeyance, thus, there is a contemptuous action on the part of the respondent. On the other hand, it is submitted by Sri T.Durga Reddy, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent University that with regard to imposing punishment on the petitioner, not his promotion, the respondent issued proceedings, dated 24.02.2010, which was the subject matter of Writ Petition No.5615 of 2010. It is further submitted that in regard to promotion, the petitioner filed Writ Petition No.10338 of 2010 on 28.04.2010 and suppressing the said fact, this Contempt Case has been filed. It is brought to the notice of this Court that as against order, dated 21.12.2010 passed by this Court in WVMP.No.1673 of 2010 confirming order, dated 11.03.2010 in WPMP.No.7228 of 2010, the respondent University carried the matter in Writ Appeal No.465 of 2011, in which, the Division Bench of this Court passed an order of interim stay, on 29.06.2011. I have perused a copy of proceedings bearing No.31318/V&LC/A2/2004, dated 24.02.2011. The said proceedings relate to punishment imposed on the petitioner for recovery of an amount of Rs.3,17,692/- and withholding of two increments with cumulative effect. Promotion aspect was not the subject matter therein. In that view of the matter, it can be said that issuance of promotion order or keeping the same in abeyance is beyond the scope of proceedings, dated 24.02.2010. In any event, having filed Writ Petition No.10338 of 2010 seeking directions by way of mandamus for promotion to the post of Superintendent, the petitioner should not have filed this Contempt Case without disclosing such information. Such conduct of the petitioner is in the manner of unbecoming of an employee of the respondent University. In any case, the interim order passed by this Court has already been stayed by the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No.465 of 2011 filed by the respondent University, as such, I do not see any ground in this Contempt Case to proceed further under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. The Contempt Case is devoid of merit and it is accordingly dismissed with costs of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) payable by the petitioner to the respondent University within a period of four (4) weeks from today. Notice in Form-I issued to the respondent is hereby discharged. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 15th JULY, 2011. kvni