IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Civil Contempt Petition No. 278 of 2007 Bihan Singh Dhapola, Head Clerk, posted at Bal Vikas Pariyojna Ukhimath, District Rudraprayag. …… Petitioner. Versus Bhupendra Kaur, Director/Additional Secretary Mahila Sashaktikaran Evam Bal Vikas Dehradun. … Respondent/Contemnor. Sri Gopal Narain, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri K.P.Upadhyay, learned Additional C.S.C. for the State-respondents. Date June 30, 2008. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Sri Gopal Narain, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri K.P.Upadhyay, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the respondent. Learned counsel for the petitioner files rejoinder affidavit. The same is taken on record. This contempt petition has been filed for non- compliance of the order dated 12-10-2007 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No. 1535 of 2007 (S/S) Bishan Singh Dhapola Vs. State and others. The order was passed to the following effect:- “In the circumstances, this writ petition is summarily disposed of directing the respondent No. 2 to take a decision on aforesaid letter dated 11.09.2007 (mentioned in the writ petition) within a period of one month from the date of certified copy of this order is produced before said authority, posting the petitioner at a place where the post is available and where he can draw his salary including the arrears.” 2 Counter Affidavit, Rejoinder Affidavit and Supplementary Counter Affidavit as well as another rejoinder affidavit dated 30-6-2008 were filed by the parties. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the entire material on record. On 24-3-2008, the learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents was granted four weeks’ time to file supplementary counter affidavit to clarify the position whether the order had been complied with or not. On behalf of the respondent, supplementary counter affidavit dated 19-6-2008 duly sworn in by Sri A.P.Anshuman, Director/Additional Secretary, Mahila Sashaktikaran Evam Bal Vikas, Uttarakhand has been filed. Along with the supplementary counter affidavit, copy of order dated 9-6-2008 passed by the Director has been annexed as SCA-3. The Director has passed a speaking order in compliance of the order dated 12-10-2007 passed by this Court and the petitioner has been posted against the vacant post of Head Assistant for the purposes of drawing subsistence allowance during the suspension period. The order dated 12-10-2007 has been complied with. The contempt petition is dismissed. Notice issued to the respondent is discharged. ( B.S.Verma, J. ) RCP 3 4 5