1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR -------------------------------------------------------- WRIT CONTEMPT No. 375 of 2007 CHATURBHUJ V/S ASHOK KUMAR JAIN Mr. JL PUROHIT for Mr. BL PUROHIT, for the appellant / petitioner Date of Order : 12.12.2007 HON'BLE SHRI N P GUPTA,J. HON'BLE SHRI MUNISHWAR NATH BHANDARI,J. ORDER ----- By the order dt. 12.9.1997 the respondent no. 5 therein was directed to dispose of the application for regularisation, if not already decided, within a period of three months from the date of filing of certified copy of that order before him. It was also directed that the S.D.O. will hear the Gram Panchayat before passing any order. Now the order has been passed by the learned S.D.O. which has been produced by the petitioner as Annexure-4. It is contended that the order was required to be passed within three months while the order has been passed after more than 9 years, and then, regularisation has been declined. We quite appreciate the contention that the 2 application was required to be decided within three months, or at least most expeditiously, and has been decided after more than 9 years. It is not a thing which is required to be countenanced. The learned S.D.O. be informed that he should not take the orders of this Court so lightly, and should comply with the orders strictly, and in time. However, the fact remains that the order has been passed, and the prayer for regularisation has been refused. We are not inclined to go into the merits of the reasons given by the learned S.D.O., and would leave it open to the petitioner to seek such remedy as may be available to him under the law either to challenge order Annexure-4, or to have his rights established in accordance with law. The fact remains that in our view no contempt is made out. The contempt petition is dismissed with aforesaid liberty. ( MUNISHWAR NATH BHANDARI ),J. ( N P GUPTA ),J. /Sushil/