THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY CONTEMPT CAES No. 1758 of 2009 Between: A. Ramulu …… Petitioner and Sri Venkateshwar Reddy, Regional Manager, APS RTC, Medak Region, Sangareddy. ….. Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY C.C.No. 1758 of 2009 O R D E R: This Contempt Case under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 has been filed alleging that the respondent has willfully flouted the directions issued by this Court in the order dated 18.11.2008 passed in Writ Petition No. 20513 of 2000. The petitioner herein filed the aforesaid Writ Petition seeking regularization of his service, inasmuch as he completed 240 days of service from the date of his initial appointment. This Court, by the order under contempt, disposed of the Writ Petition, directing the petitioner to file a representation before the respondent - Regional Manager, Sangareddy, seeking regularization of his service, within a period of four weeks, along with supporting material and on such submission, the latter was directed to consider the same and pass appropriate orders within a period of six weeks thereafter. Since the petitioner could not submit the representation within the stipulated time, he filed W.P.M.P.No. 380 of 2009 seeking enlargement of time. This Court, by order dated 03.02.2009 extended the time limit for a further period of six weeks. Therefore, he submitted a representation to the respondent on 13.03.2009, but no action has been taken thereon. Though he got issued a legal notice dated 27.11.2009, his representation was not taken up for consideration. Today, when the matter is taken up, the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent has produced a copy of the order dated 12.01.2010, whereby the Corporation has rejected the claim of the petitioner. In view of the fact that the respondent Corporation has acted on the representation of the petitioner and passed orders rejecting his case for consideration of regularization of service, the question of contempt does not arise. However, it is kept open for the petitioner to question the order dated 12.01.2010 passed by the respondent Corporation, in accordance with law. The Contempt Case is accordingly closed. ---------------------------- (R. SUBHASH REDDY, J) 21st January 2010 ksld