IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Contempt Petition No. 38 of 2008 Daleep Singh S/o Late Nattha Singh R/o Village Tarsiya Sumumukhiya (Buriya Farm) Post Khaas, Tehsil Baheri, District Barielly and another. ….Petitioners Vs Surat Singh S/o Sri Amar Singh and others. …Respondents Sri Sharad Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner. Dated: - 15-4-2008 Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. Heard. By means of this contempt petition, the petitioners have prayed to punish the respondents for fluting the order dated 12-10-2006 passed by the Settlement Officer Consolidation in Appeal No. 162/244/510, Daleep Singh and another Vs. Surat Singh and others. It has been stated by the petitioner in paragraph No. 15 to the contempt petition that the respondents have entered into an agreement for sale on 27-10-2007 to sell the property/ land in dispute, which is subject matter of appeal No. 162/244/510 for a sum of Rs. 44 lakhs out of which Rs. 43 lakhs have been paid and Rs. 1 lakh is to be paid at the time of sale deed, which is to be executed on 31-12-2008. By the order dated 12-10-2006, the learned Settlement Officer Consolidation directed the respondent Nos. 1,2, and 3 not to alienate the property and also to maintain status quo. I have perused the agreement for sale wherein there is no averment with regard to the fact that the possession had been delivered. It is settled law that the agreement for sale is not a transfer and possession was not delivered under the agreement for sale. In my view, the respondents have not flouted the order passed by the Court of Settlement Officer Consolidation. In view of the above facts, the contempt petition is dismissed-in-limine. All applications stands disposed of accordingly. (B.S.Verma,J) M.K.