COCON 241/2008 Hon’ble B.C. Kandpal, J. Heard Sri Lok Pal Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri N.P. Shah, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent. By way of this contempt petition, U/S 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, the petitioner has prayed to summon the respondent and punish her for willful disobedience of this court’s order dated 11-7-2008, passed in W.P. No. 299 (M/S) of 2007, Committee of Management, Rashtriya Inter College Aurangabad, Haridwar Vs. District Education Officer, Haridwar and another. The relevant portion of the impugned order passed by this court runs as under:- “The writ petition is allowed. The impugned order dated 12-3-2007, passed by District Education Officer, Haridwar, is quashed. However, it is provided that the Director of Education shall take steps to appoint new authorized controller. The third respondent shall make his recommendation to the State Government within a period of two weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order and the fourth respondent i.e. the State Government shall appoint the authorized controller within a period of two weeks thereafter, as per provisions of sub-section (4) and (6) of Section 34 of the Act. It is further directed that the newly appointed authorized controller shall conduct the election of committee of management in accordance with law and as per Scheme of Administration expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of his appointment as authorized controller.” Affidavit of compliance has been filed by the respondent alleging therein that after receiving the copy of the judgment a show cause notice was sent to the petitioner vide letter dated 18- 11-2008 and reply dated 4.12.2008 was received by the office of the respondent and subsequently after examining the material records of the case and reply received from the petitioner, the recommendation regarding appointment of authorized controller in the petitioner’s institution was forwarded to the Government by the respondent vide letter dated 9-1-2009 and in this way the direction issued by this court with respect to the respondent has been complied with. In view of above, it is quite clear that the direction issued by this court against the respondent has been complied with and I do not find any justification to continue the contempt proceeding against the respondent. Accordingly, the contempt petition is dismissed. The notice issued against the respondent, is hereby discharged. Dated: 22-4-2009 (B.C. Kandpal, J.) ISB