IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE EIGTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH C.C. No.1438 of 2001 Between: M.Purnachandra Rao … Petitioner and The Government of A.P., Represented by its Secretary for Education, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. … Respondents. THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH C.C. No.1438 of 2001 ORDER: This contempt case is filed complaining that the respondents have willfully and deliberately disobeyed the order dated 13.11.2000 passed by this Court in W.P. No.8226 of 1996. The petitioner filed W.P. No.8226 of 1996 questioning the order dated 02.04.1996 issued by the 3rd respondent releaving him from duty with effect from the afternoon of 12.04.1996 and for a consequential direction to the respondents to continue him in service, paying the salary due to him on par with the aided staff and also seeking a direction to regularize his services as Gas Mechanic in the 3rd respondent’s College into grant in aid or in the alternative to absorb his services in the vacant aided post of record assistant or in any other aided post for which he is qualified. This Court on 13.11.2000, while disposing of the writ petition, directed the respondents to consider the regularization of the services of the petitioner in any vacancy to which he is qualified either in existing post or that is going to arise in future, if he fulfills the requirements for the appointment to that post, as and when the vacancy arises, he must be given appointment orders within two weeks thereafter. It appears that pursuant to the order passed by this Court in W.P. No.8226 of 1996 on 13.11.2000, the respondents vide Memo No.3078/CE.II.2/2002-6, dated 28.12.2002 the case of the petitioner was considered and rejected observing as follows: “The Government after examination of the entire issue in the light of the orders of A.P.High Court Dt.13.11.2000 in W.P.No.8226/96 and keeping in view the rule position as stated above consider that although the petitioner possess the educational qualifications for the post of Record Assistant, and Gas Mechanic, he is not eligible for regularization of his service. The individual was previously worked in the unaided post of Gas Mechanic against unaided section existing in the College. In terms of G.O.Ms.No.212, Finance & Planning Department, dated 22.04.1994 he did not fulfill the conditions prescribed therein, viz., not completed five years of service as on 25.11.1993. Hence, the request of the petitioner for regularization of his service either as a Gas Mechanic, Record Assistant, or Attender in D.B.P.M.Degree College for Women, Secunderabad is hereby rejected. The Director of Collegiate Education, A.P. Hyderabad is requested to inform the individual accordingly.” In that view of the matter, it cannot be held that the respondents have disobeyed the order passed by this Court and therefore, this contempt case is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, contempt case is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH Date: 08.08.2011 LSK