COPC No. 234 of 2010 25.02.2011 Present: Mr.Ramakant Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.R.K.Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General with Mr. Rajinder Dogra, Additional Advocate General, for respondent No.1. Mr.K.D. Sood, Advocate, for respondents No.2 and 3. In our order dated 8.9.2010, earlier order dated 4.6.2009 of this court has been noticed, whereby the Temple Trust / Management Committee of the Temples of Baba Balak Nath Temple Trust, Deothsidh, District Hamirpur was to determine the strength of the staff of different categories required for the temples and the institutions run by the temples. In case, it was found that any temple or institution, attached to any temple has surplus staff, in such condition, services of no staff member was be dispensed with but the deduction could be brought about by not filling the existing vacancies arising in future on account of retirement / resignation or any other reason, till the working strength comes down to the level of required strength. It has been submitted that said order was not in the knowledge of the concerned authorities, as such, public notice dated 31.8.2010, inviting a Guest Lecturer to the Post Graduate College, Chakmoh, was issued. In that reference, the present Contempt Petition has been preferred. After taking into consideration the replies and affidavits, filed by the respective respondents, it is appears that subsequently on 9.9.2010, a public notice has been issued in ‘Divya Himachal’ cancelling the notice dated 31.8.2010 issued earlier. It has been stated that in reference to earlier notice dated 31.8.2010, inviting experienced persons to be appointed as Guest Lecturer in BBN Degree College, Chakmoh has not been given effect to. In these facts and circumstances, apparently defiance of the order dated 4.6.2009 has not been made on the part of the respondents, as such, no fruitful purpose would be served by keeping this contempt petition alive. Cause of action does not survive and contempt petition is accordingly dismissed. The dismissal of the present contempt petition would come into way for the determination of the staff of the different categories in the institutions and the institutions run by the temples and management of the staff and dispensation of the working strength after keeping in view the retirement / resignation in the temple and other institutions, as has been indicated in the order dated 4.6.2009, which reads as under:- “Temple Commissioners and Temple Trusts / Management Committees of the Temples shall determine the staff of different categories required for the temples and the institutions run by the temples. In case, it is found that any temple or institution attached to any temple has surplus staff, services of no staff member shall be dispensed with but the reduction will be brought about by not filling the existing vacancies or the vacancies arising in future on account of retirement / resignation or any other reason, till the working strength comes down to the level of required strength.” ( R.B. Misra ), J. ( Surinder Singh ), J. February 25, 2011 (Purohit)