HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY CONTEMPT CASE No.1470 OF 2009 JUDGMENT: Petitioner is the Teacher of the Siddiq Aided School, Edga Nagar, Banaganapally, Kurnool. The management initiated disciplinary proceedings against him. He was also placed under suspension by the respondent herein, through proceedings, dated 13- 03-2008. The petitioner filed W.P. No.7519 of 2008. The writ petition was disposed of on 07-08-2008, directing the 1st respondent herein to pass orders in the disciplinary proceedings and that he shall pay subsistence allowance in the meanwhile. This Contempt Case is filed alleging that the respondent has flouted the orders of this Court. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondent. 3. The limited relief granted in the writ petition was to the effect that the respondent herein shall pass orders on the representation made by the petitioner, pertaining to the payment of subsistence allowance etc. It is brought to the notice of this Court that the 1st respondent passed an order on 14-01-2010 seeking permission of the District Educational Officer, Kurnool to impose punishment of removal of the petitioner after conducting the disciplinary proceedings. It is stated that the D.E.O. did not respond so far. During the pendency of the Contempt Case, the respondent paid a sum of Rs.45,000/-. This Court is of the view that the inaction, if at all is on the part of the D.E.O. For that, the petitioner has to initiate separate proceedings vis-à-vis to him. 4. Hence, the Contempt Case is closed, leaving it open to the petitioner as well as the respondent to initiate steps vis-à-vis the District Educational Officer, Kurnool. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J April 15, 2011. KTL