IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.O.C.P. No. 1134 of 2008 Date of Decision : January 28, 2009 Surinder Kumar Gupta .....Petitioner Versus Anurag Rastogi .....Respondent CORAM : HON’BLE MR JUSTICE T.P.S. MANN Present : None for the petitioner. Respondent in person with Mr. S.K. Hooda, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana T.P.S. MANN, J. According to the petitioner, the respondent deliberately, intentionally and willfully disobeyed the orders passed by a Division Bench of this Court on 28.8.1998, whereby the respondent was directed to consider and decide the representation dated 28.4.1998 submitted by the petitioner within a period of three months. Reply has been filed by the respondent today in the Court, which is taken on record. It has been stated therein that order dated 28.8.1998 passed by this Court required two actions on the part of the respondent, firstly, the respondent was to consider and decide the representation dated 28.4.1998 and, secondly if the petitioner was found entitled to the relief claimed by him, then to give him the arrears for a C.O.C.P. No. 1134 of 2008 -2- period of three years and two months. On telephonic instructions issued by the respondent, District Education Officer, Karnal sent a copy of the pay bill-cum-acquitance roll, as per which arrears amounting to Rs. 39,657/- for 38 months had been paid to the petitioner on 15.7.1999. The respondent, who is present in person states that the arrears aforementioned were paid to the petitioner after considering and deciding his representation dated 28.4.1998. In view of the above, it cannot be said that the order dated 28.4.1998 passed by a Division Bench of this Court has not been complied with by the respondent. Resultantly, the petition is dismissed. ( T.P.S. MANN ) January 28, 2009 JUDGE satish