HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH CONTEMPT CASE No.1451 of 2009 Date: 24.2.2010 Between: P. Bhoomanna Petitioners. And Mr. Ramesh, The Depot Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Bhainsa Depot, Adilabad District and another. .. Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH CONTEMPT CASE No. 1451 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner filed the present contempt case complaining that the respondents have failed to comply with the order dated 17.10.2008 made in Writ Petition No. 21952 of 2004 and sought for punishing the respondents under Section 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. The petitioner filed the aforesaid writ petition seeking for “issuance of a Writ of Certiorari to call for the records pertaining to office order for reduction of pay, i.e., impugned proceedings No. 01/292(1)/97-BNS, dated 2.8.1997 and the appellate Proceedings No. Steno/19(3)/98- Dy.CTM:ADB, dated 10.7.1998 issued by the respondents and to quash the same, and to consequently, direct the respondents herein to restore the pay scale of the petitioner which was reduced from Rs. 2295/- to 2185/- for a period of two years which shall have its effect on postponing of the petitioner’s future increments besides treating the suspension period as not on duty and to consequently direct the respondents to treat the suspension period as on duty for all other purposes and to add two increments in the pay scale of the petitioner and to pay the arrears of difference of pay to the petitioner by fixing the pay scale of the petitioner.” Today, when the contempt case has come up for hearing, learned counsel for the respondent-Corporation has placed before this Court a copy of the proceedings bearing No. LC/785(7)/2004-RM:ADB, dated 20.1.2010 issued by the Deputy Chief Traffic Manager, Adilabad Division in compliance of the order passed by this Court in the aforesaid writ petition, whereby a fresh order has been passed ordering postponement of annual increment for a period of one year with cumulative effect w.e.f. 2.8.1997, besides treating the suspension period as not on duty. These proceedings have been placed before this Court after duly serving the same on the counsel for the petitioner. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-Corporation further submitted that since the proceedings dated 20.1.2010 have been issued in compliance of the orders of this Court in the aforesaid writ petition, the contempt case may be dismissed. Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, submitted that liberty may be reserved to the petitioner to challenge the validity of the aforesaid proceedings. In view of the aforesaid proceedings dated 20.1.2010 of the Deputy Chief Traffic Manager, Adilabad, the contempt case is closed. However, it is open for the petitioner to question the validity of the aforesaid proceedings in appropriate forum, if he is so advised. No costs. __________________ G. CHANDRAIAH,J Date: 24th February, 2010 pnb