IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No. 1619 of 2010 Date of decision:- 7.10.2010 Maninder Kumar ......petitioner vs. Dr. S.K.Batish, MD ......respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA Present: - Mr. Arvind Rajotia, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. R.N.Raina, Advocate for respondent HEMANT GUPTA, J (ORAL) Petitioner was demoted vide order dated 27.6.2010. He filed an appeal against the said order but the said appeal was not decided. The petitioner filed a writ petition before this Court. This Court vide its order dated 1.2.2010 directed the respondent No. 2 to consider and decide the appeal filed by the petitioner expeditiously preferably. The said order dated 1.2.2010 was modified on 28.05.2010 and instead, respondent No. 1 Managing Director was directed to decide the appeal (Annexure P-3) In terms of the show cause notice of the present contempt petition, respondent has filed reply and relied upon an order dated 27.9.2010 deciding the appeal filed by the petitioner against the order of demotion. In view of the said fact, I do not find any case is made out for continuation of the present contempt petition proceedings. Consequently, the present contempt petition is dismissed. However, it shall be open to the petitioner to take recourse to the remedies available to him in accordance with law. (HEMANT GUPTA) JUDGE 7.10.2010 preeti