IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Contempt Petition No. 239 of 2009 Mukesh Kumar S/o Mamchandra, R/o 138 Haldi P.O. Haldi, Rudrpur, District-Udham Singh Nagar. ……Petitioner Versus 1. M.H. Khan Secretary Pay Jal Uttarakhand, Secretariat, Dehradun. 2. H.P. Uniyal, Chief General Manager, Pay Jal Sansthan, Uttarakhand, Dehradun. …….Respondent. Mr. I.D.Paliwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rakesh Thapliyal, Advocate for the respondent. Dated:-14-07-2010 Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard learned counsel of the parties and perused the record. This contempt petition has been filed by the petitioner against the opposite party to punish the respondents for non compliance of the Court’s order dated 25.07.2008 in writ petition No. 382 of 2003. The short counter affidavit has been filed by respondent No.2, wherein para no 5 & 6, it is stated:- “That by the judgment the directions were issued to pay the salary to the petitioner for the post of Junior Engineer for the period commencing from 18.03.1993 to 31.12.1996 and further to give the benefit of selection grade pursuant to Government Order dated 02nd December,2000.” “That as the scale of Rs. 1.400-2300/- was admissible and prescribed scale for the post of Junior Engineer and on the basis of the said scale the benefit has been given to the petitioner.” In the letter dated 25.07.2001 annexed as annexure No.1 to the short counter affidavit filed by respondent No.2 written by executive engineer to Chief General Manager, there in it has been mentioned that the pay from the period 18.03.1993 to 31.12.1996 as has been directed by Court has been paid and selection grade was also given to the petitioner in compliance of the Court’s order. Averment to this fact has been made in Para No. 5 and 6 of the short counter affidavit as has been mentioned above. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed rejoinder affidavit and contended that order was not compliance in letter and sprit. The minimum pay was paid. By perusal of the order of this court, it reveals that the court has directed the respondents to pay equivalent pay of J.E. to the petitioner. It is stated in para no.6 of counter affidavit that the scale of J.E. was Rs. 1400 to 2300. Since, the order has been complied with. The contempt petition is liable to be dismissed. The same is dismissed. Notices issued against the respondent are discharged. All pending applications stand disposed of accordingly. (B.S.Verma, J.) 14-07-2010 JM