1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR -------------------------------------------------------- WRIT CONTEMPT No. 22 of 2008 KAMAL KISHORE JOSHI V/S RAJEEV MAHARSEE & ORS Mr. ARUN DADHICH for Mr. RK BHATIA, for the appellant / petitioner Mr. NM LODHA, AAG, assisted by Mr. SHYAM TOSHNIWAL, for the respondent Date of Order : 7.7.2008 HON'BLE SHRI N P GUPTA,J. HON'BLE SHRI MANAK LALL MOHTA,J. ORDER ----- Heard learned counsel for the parties. A look at the judgment of which contempt is alleged shows that the learned Single Judge has allowed the writ petition on the basis of the Larger Bench Judgment of this Court in State of Rajasthan Vs. Farooq Ahmed reported in 2005(1) WLC (Raj.) 1, and that judgment of the learned Single Judge has been upheld by the Division Bench vide judgment dated 14.9.2007. It is pointed out in the reply that the judgment in Farooq Ahmed's case is already under challenge by way of Special Leave Petition before the Hon'ble Supreme Court, which is already pending, and interim directions have been given in identical connected matters, including S.L.P. (Civil) No.5617/2005 State of Rajasthan Vs. Chandra Prakash Kataria, to the effect, that the contempt proceedings shall 2 remain in abeyance in all the present proceedings as well as the connected matters, where similar issues are involved. In our view, that being the position, we do not find any justification to continue the contempt proceedings at this stage. Consequently, the present contempt proceedings are dropped. However, it is clarified that it will be open to the petitioner, either to apply for revival of this contempt proceeding, or to file fresh contempt proceedings, after the matter is decided by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Farooq Ahmed's case. ( MANAK LALL MOHTA ),J. ( N P GUPTA ),J. /tarun/