IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL. Contempt Petition No. 246/2008 Dr. Rajesh Kumar … Petitioner versus Smt. Pooja Bhardwaj … Respondent. Sri A.K. Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri N.P. Shah, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent. Dated: 01-05-2009 Hon’ble B.C. Kandpal, J. By way of this petition, under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, the petitioner has prayed for summoning and punishing the respondent for willful and deliberate disobedience of the order dated 22-10-2008, passed by this Court in W.P. No. 266(S/B) of 2008, Dr. Rajesh Kumar Vs. State of Uttarakhand and others. The relevant portion of the order dated 22-10-2008, passed by this court reads as follows:- “The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the post is filled by the general category candidate. Having heard learned counsel for the parties it is directed that the appointment on the post of lecturer of Rash Shastra Evam Bhashajya Kalpana reserved for the O.B.C., shall not be made, if not made already, till the next date of listing. The counter affidavit has been filed by the respondent and it has been stated in the counter affidavit that the appointment letters to Dr. Namrata Joshi and Dr. Suchi Mitra were issued by the Director, Ayurvedice and Unani Services, Uttarakhand, on 16-10-2008, i.e. prior to the date of passing the interim order dated 22.10.2008 by this Court. The appointment letters issued by the Director, Ayurvedic and Unani Services Uttarakhand, to Dr. Namrata Joshi and Dr. Suchi Mitra, have been annexed as Annexure Nos. C.A.- 3 and C.A.- 4 respectively to the counter affidavit. It is, thus quite clear that the respondent has issued the appointment letters in favour of the two candidates viz. Dr. Namrata Joshi and Dr. Suchi Mitra, on 16.10.2008, while the interim order was passed by this court on 22.10.2008. Under the aforesaid circumstances, I do not find any justification to continue the contempt proceedings against the respondent. Accordingly, the contempt petition is dismissed. The notice issued against the respondent is hereby discharged. (B.C. Kandpal, J,) ISB