IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Contempt Application No. 185 of 2005 1. Girdhar Singh Rana S/o Shri U.S. Rana Junior Engineer in Public Works Department, Provincial Division, District Bageshwar 2. Ganga Prasad Pant S/o Shri Gopal Dutt Pant Junior Engineer, Public Works Department, Office of Chief Engineer, Almora ------- Applicants Versus U.K. Singh, Secretary Public Works Department, Uttaranchal Government, Dehradun ------ Respondent Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. Heard Sri Rajendra Dobhal, learned counsel for the applicants and learned Additional C.S.C. for the respondent. This contempt application has been filed to punish the sole respondent for non-compliance of the judgment dated 30.07.2004 (Annexure No. 1 to the affidavit) passed by a Division Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No. 4305 (S/S) of 2001, Girdhar Singh rana & Anr. Vs. State of Uttaranchal & Anr. By the order dated 30.07.2004, the petitioners/applicants have been given liberty to approach the authorities, who will decide their claim in the light of judgment in the case of N. Suresh Nathan and another Vs. Union of India and others, 1992 Supp (1) SCC 584 (SC). Learned counsel for the applicants has submitted that by order dated 22nd August, 2005, which is annexed as CA-2 to the counter affidavit, the respondent has rejected the claim/representation of the applicants. 2 Considering the circumstances that the applicants have the remedy to file fresh petition, the contempt application is dismissed. However, the applicants would be at liberty to assail the order dated 22nd August, 2005 passed by the respondent by filling fresh petition. Notice is hereby discharged. All the applications stand disposed of. (B.S. Verma, J.) 27.02.2008 VKS