IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Contempt Petition No. 361 of 2005 Satya Dev Sharma, S/O Late Sri Shiv Lal Sharma, R/O Village and Post Gujrara, Sahasrdhara Road, Dehradun. …… Applicant. Versus Dr. P.Ghosh, Secretary Environment, Forest & Wild Life, Lodhi Road, Paryaran Bhawan, New Delhi. … Respondent. Sri Mohd. Matloob holding brief of Sri B.P.Nautiyal, learned counsel for the petitioner-applicant. Sri Vikas Pande, learned counsel for the respondent. Date June 06, 2008. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Sri Mohd. Matloob, holding brief of Sri B.P.Nautiyal, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Vikas Pande, learned counsel for the respondent. This contempt petition has been filed to punish the respondent for committing the contempt of Court’s order dated 25- 5-2005 passed in Writ Petition No. 88 of 2005 (S/B), Satya Dev Sharma Vs. Union of India and others. The Division Bench of this Court has passed the order dated 25-5-2005 to the following effect:- “In the meantime, the respondents are directed to dispose of the representation of the petitioner-dated 20.04.1993 contained in Annexure-1 to the writ petition within a period of one month.” Counter affidavit has been filed by the respondent and along with counter affidavit copy of documents have been filed to show that the order had been complied with by the respondents. Annexure No.4, annexed with the counter affidavit, goes to show 2 that the representation/appeal dated 20-4-1993 preferred by the applicant was considered afresh and the same was finally disposed of. The Secretary, Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, Dehradun by his letter dated 11th September 2006 had communicated to the petitioner regarding the decision taken on his representation/appeal dated 20-4-1993. The order stands complied with. The contempt petition is dismissed. Notice issued to the respondent is discharged. ( B.S.Verma, J. ) RCP 3 4