THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM C.C.No. 1492 of 2009 Dated. 04–06-2010 Between: P. Damodar Rao …Petitioner Vs. Sri B. Kishore …Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM C.C.No. 1492 of 2009 Oral order: The contempt case is filed for violation of the orders of this Court dated 31-08-2005 in W.P.No. 4081 of 2003. By the said order, this Court allowed the writ petition declaring that the respondent is incompetent to continue departmental proceedings against the petitioner after 30- 06-2001, when he retired on superannuation. This Court, while quashing the order dated 02-04-2002 continuing departmental proceedings had declared the petitioner is entitled to all benefits consequent on the position that the impugned order is invalid ab initio. Complaining that terminal benefits were not paid despite the judgment, the contempt case is filed. By a memo dated 09-12-2009 and after the contempt case was instituted, the respondent-Corporation by D.D.No. 277486 dated 09-12-2009 drawn on SBI, Nellikudur branch, paid an amount of Rs.63,109-00 towards the withheld terminal benefits to the petitioner. As there was a delayed payment for nearly four years, the respondent in order to restitute the petitioner for the injury suffered, undertook to pay interest for the belated payment and have, it is admitted by the petitioner, paid an amount of Rs.16,266- 00 by way of D.D.No. 955740 dated 03-06-2010 drawn on SBI, Kirlampudi layout, Visakhapatnam, branch towards the interest on account of belated payment of terminal benefits to the petitioner. In the aforesaid circumstances, the grievance of the petitioner as presented in the contempt case, does not survive for adjudication. The contempt case is accordingly dismissed. JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM Dated: 04-06-2010 Pvks