THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY CONTEMPT CASE No. 1837 OF 2010 ORDER The petitioner was working as Lab Assistant on contract basis with the A.P.S.R.T.C. He filed W.P. No. 23662 of 2010 with a prayer to direct the respondents to regularize his services in that post. The writ petition was disposed of on 24.09.2010 directing the respondents to consider the representation dated 07.09.2010 submitted by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. The respondents passed order dated 02.11.2010 stating that the request made by the petitioner for regularization cannot be acceded to on account of denial of permission by the Government to fill the post of Lab Assistant. Further course was also indicated in the last paragraph of the order. This contempt case is filed alleging that the proceedings dated 02.11.2010 issued by the respondents constitute contempt of court. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel for the respondents. This Court did not determine the right or entitlement of the petitioner to be regularized as Lab Assistant. The writ petition was disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner. The representation was accordingly considered and the proceedings dated 02.11.2010 were issued. If the petitioner is of the view that the said proceedings are not in accordance with law, he has to pursue the remedies separately. Even assuming that the proceedings dated 02.11.2010 suffers from any illegality or infirmity, it does not amount to contempt of court. Hence, the contempt case is closed leaving it open to the petitioner to pursue his remedies against the proceedings dated 02.11.2010. _________________________ JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Date: 19.01.2011 tsk