THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU CONTEMPT CASE No.40 OF 2009 DATED: 27.11.2009 Between: B. Amar Singh and others .. Petitioners And Ashok Kumar Tigidi, The Chairman, Gurukulam cum Principal Secretary to Govt. Tribal Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and another. .. Respondents ORDER: This contempt case is filed complaining willful disobedience on the part of the respondents in complying with the order, dated 07.11.2008, passed by this Court in W.P.M.P.No.31812 of 2008 in W.P.No.24395 of 2008, whereunder the respondents were directed to consider the cases of the petitioners for promotion to any suitable post, if they are otherwise eligible as per law, in the existing vacancies and pass appropriate orders within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. There is no necessity of going into all the details. It is suffice to notice that the Joint Secretary of the Andhra Pradesh Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society, Gurukulam, issued proceedings dated 26.06.2009, furnishing the reasons for not promoting the petitioners to higher posts. It is asserted in the said proceedings that the issue of zonalization for the posts of Principals, Junior Lecturers and Phy. Director (College) is pending before this Court in W.P.No.17916 of 2007, filed by the other employees, and interim order of status quo is passed in the said writ petition and, therefore, the cases of the petitioners for promotion will be considered basing on the final orders to be passed in the said writ petition. In view of the above, it cannot be said that the respondents have committed contempt of the orders of this Court and, thus, the contempt case is liable to be closed. Accordingly, the contempt case is closed. However, this order does not preclude the respondents from considering the cases of the petitioners for promotion, after the disposal of W.P.No.17916 of 2007. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 27th November, 2009. IBL