IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY THE TWENTYIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH CONTEMPT CASE NO. 1737 OF 2011 Between: S. Ravi & Ors. … Petitioners V/s. Shri Ajay Jain, Chairman & Managing Director The Transmission Corporation of AP Ltd., Vidut Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad & Ors. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners : Sri K. Vasudeva Redy Counsel for the Respondents : Sri P.Lakshma Redy The Court made the following : (Order follows next page) THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH CONTEMPT CASE NO. 1737 OF 2011 O R D E R : Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned standing counsel for the respondents. 2. This contempt case is filed seeking to summon the respondents and punish them suitably for non-implementation of the order dated 09-11-2011 passed by this Court in WPMP.No. 36372 of 2011 in WP.No. 24321 of 2011. 3. Sri K.Vasudeva Reddy, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners seeking the claim for consideration of their case for promotion filed the writ petition. The main writ petition is filed by the petitioners seeking to direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for promotion to the post of Assistant Deputy Engineer from the post of Assistant Engineer. It is stated that along with the main writ petition, the petitioners also filed WPMP.No. 36372 of 2011 seeking for a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for promotion to the post of Additional Deputy Engineer in the existing vacancies in terms of the approved note dated 03-03-2005 by considering the petitioners representation dated 22-10-2010 pending the writ petition. 4. On 09-11-2011 this Court granted the following order: The respondents shall consider the case of the petitioners for promotion as ADEs against the existing vacancies according to law, pending disposal of the writ petition. 5. In compliance of the said order, the respondents have issued a memo dated 30-11-2011 informing the petitioner that as per the existing vacancies in promotion category i.e., ADE, the petitioners are not entitled for promotion for the present. 6. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners sought for a direction to consider their case for promotion to the post of ADEs against the existing vacancies in terms of the approved note dated 03-03-2005 by considering the representation dated 22-10- 2010. He submits that having regard to the prayer sought for in the above WPMP, this court directed the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for promotion as ADEs against the existing vacancies according to law, pending disposal of the writ petition. But the respondents have issued a memo dated 30-11-2011 in terms of the order passed by this court in common judgment dated 18-10-2011 in WPMP./No. 36372 of 2011. He submits that the order passed by this Court in WP.No. 29418 of 2010 is nothing to do with the case of the petitioners. The validity of the impugned memo issued by the respondents dated 30-11-2011 issued by the respondent in compliance with the order passed by this Court is a matter to be considered afresh. What all the Court has to see is whether the order passed by this Court either final or interim order has been complied or not. In the instant case, instead of considering the case of the petitioners for promotion to the post of ADEs the respondents have issued a memo dated 30-11-2011 in compliance of the order passed by this Court. 7. In that view of the matter, the respondents have complied with the order passed by this Court. Therefore, the contempt case is dismissed. However, the petitioners are at liberty from questioning the validity of the Memo.No. CGM (HRD & Trg)/DS(P)/AS(Ser)PO(Panels-T echi) D.No.19/11, dated 30-11-2011, if they are so advised. No costs. _________________________ JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH. 20/12/2011 I s L THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH CONTEMPT CASE NO. 1737 OF 2011 CIRCULATION NO.56 DATE:20/12/2011 COURT MASTER : I S l COMPUTER NO. 43