CLCON 191/2011 Hon’ble Tarun Agarwala, J. Sri Lok Pal Singh, Advocate for the applicant. Sri Dinesh Gahtori, Standing Counsel for the respondents. Having heard the learned counsel for the applicant and having perused the counter affidavit, it is clear that no wilful contempt of the order of the writ court as affirmed by the decision of the appellate court is made out. The learned Single Judge in its order dated 9th June, 2011 had directed the respondents to hand over the charge forthwith to the elected representatives of these Municipalities. The said order was challenged in the Special Appeal which was affirmed but the operation of the order was stayed for a period of three weeks from the date of the appellate order which is 23rd June, 2011. This period of three weeks expired on 30th June, 2011. The contention of the applicant is that upon the expiry of the period of three weeks, the respondents did not hand over the charge. The counter affidavit reveals that a notification dated 13th July, 2011 was issued, by which the Administrator was relieved of the charge of the post of which he was holding and consequently, in the opinion of the Court, the charge was automatically handed over to the elected representative of the Municipality. It is not necessary that a physical handing over of the charge is required to be given. In the facts and circumstances of the case that has been narrated above, this Court finds that there is no wilful disobedience of the order of the writ court as affirmed by the appellate court. The contempt application is accordingly rejected. (Tarun Agarwala, J.) 16-08-2011 SP