CLCON No. 145/2010 Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. Mr. Sanjay Bhatt, holding brief of Mr. Rakesh Thapliyal, Advocate for the applicant/ petitioner. Mr. U.K. Uniyal, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Sandeep Kothari, Advocate for respondent. Heard learned counsel for both the parties and perused the record. This contempt petition has been filed for initiating contempt proceedings against the sole respondent for non-compliance of the judgment and order dated 29.04.2010 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No. 160 (S/B) of 2006 ‘Prakash Chandra Punetha vs. State of Uttarakhand and others’ by which the respondent was directed to pass a well reasoned speaking order considering the claim of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Assistant Engineer with effect from 09.10.1998. Contempt petition was filed on 04.09.2010, in which notice was issued to the respondent on 6th September, 2010. Today Mr. U.K. Uniyal, Senior Advocate produced the record of the case. A bare perusal of the record shows that representation, as had been directed by the Division Bench of this Court, was decided by the respondent on 20th August, 2010. A copy of said order was sent to the petitioner by registered post on 23.08.2010 and same was also served on the petitioner personally. A copy of the order dated 20th August, 2010 was also filed in the Court today. Same is taken on record. In view of the facts as narrated above, the contempt petition has rendered infructuous and the same is dismissed as having been infructuous. (V.K. Bist, J.) 05.10.2010 NCM: