IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) THURSDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN : PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN CONTEMPT CASE NO : 708 of 2006 Between: Mr. X. Indian Inhabitant D.No. 1-3-6(A), Band Street, Contonment, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. ..... Petitioner AND 1 Mr. P. Gautam Kumar, Additional D.C.P., the Chairman, State Level Police Recruitment Board, Lakadikapool, Office of DGP, Hyderabad, A.P. 2 Mr. B.A. Basit, Principal Secretary to the Government Police-(C) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, A.P. 3 Mr. Sarnajeet Sen The Director General and Inspector General of Police, Lakadikapool Hyderabad, A.P. 4 Mr. Govind Singh The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Visakhapatnam Range, Visakhapatnam Dt. A.P. .....Respondent(s) Contempt Case filed Under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to a) for an order committing the Respondents 1 to 4 or such other officer of the respondents as this Hon`ble Court deems fit and proper to Civil Imprisonment for a period of six months or for such other period as this Hon`ble Court deems fit and proper for willful and deliberately violating the order dated: December 22, 20005 passed by this Hon`ble Court in Writ Petition No. 15981 of 2005 in which the respondents were directed to appoint the petitioner as a Stipendiary Cadre Trainee Sub-Inspector within three months of the date of receipt of the order after examining whether the petitioner met with the exact Physical standards required which he has met, but despite that the respondents have not appointed him as a Stipendiary Cadre Trainee Sub-Inspector which the order of this Hon`ble Copurt. b) For an order directing the Respondents to comply with the order dated: December 22, 2005 and to appoint the petitioner immediately. The Contempt Case coming on for hearing upon perusing the Case and the affidavit filed herein and the order of the High Court dated: 08-03-2007 made herein and upon hearing the arguments of Sri B. Bhaskar Benny, Advocate for the petitioner, the Court made the following ORDER: “Pursuant to the notice of this Court dated: 08-03-2007, respondents 1, 2 and 4 came to the Court. It is submitted that as the 3rd respondent retired from service and so far as the 4th respondent is concerned, the present incumbent of the office Mr. Jitender is present. Since the Bench could not assemble in view of the fact that Justice Ramesh Ranganathan has not attended the Court, the respondents reported in the chambers of Justice J. Chelameswar. In the circumstances, the presence of the respondents is dispensed with until further orders. Counters are already filed. Registry is directed to post the matter after two weeks”. DEPUTY REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER ..2.. To 1. Mr. P. Gautam Kumar, Additional D.C.P., the Chairman, State Level Police Recruitment Board, Lakadikapool, Office of DGP, Hyderabad, A.P. 2. Mr. B.A. Basit, Principal Secretary to the Government Police-(C) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, A.P. 3. Mr. Sarnajeet Sen The Director General and Inspector General of Police, Lakadikapool Hyderabad, A.P. 4. Mr. Govind Singh The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Visakhapatnam Range, Visakhapatnam Dt. A.P. (ADDRESSEES 1 TO 4 BY RPAD) 5. Two spare copies. Ksv DRAFTED BY KSV DT.05-04-2007. HIGH COURT JCJ & RRJ DATE: 05-04-2007 NOTE: POST AFTER TWO WEEKS C.C. NO. 708 OF 2006’ DISPENSING WITH THE PRESENCE OF THE CONTEMNORS