1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA CONTEMPT PETITION NO.35 OF 2010. Mr. Anthony Rebello, major of age, Indian national, Resident of Cuncolim, Goa .. Petitioner Versus 1. Mr. Nirmal Braganza, major of age, Indian national, Chief Electrical Engineer, having his office at Vidyut Bhavan, Panaji, Goa (deleted by order dated 22/09/2010.) 2. Mr. Aleixio Sequeira, major of age, Indian national, Hon. Minister for Power, Government of Goa, having his office at the Secretariat, Alto Porvorim, Bardez, Goa 3. Mr. S. Kumarswamy, major of age, Indian national, Secretary for Power, Government of Goa, having his office at the Secretariat, Alto Porvorim, Bardez, Goa 4. Mr. Umeshchandra Joshi, major of age, Indian national, Under Secretary Personnel-I, Government of Goa, having his office at the Secretariat, Alto Porvorim, Bardez, Goa (deleted by order dated 22/09/2010.) 5. Mr. Subhodh S. Kantak, major of age, Indian national, Advocate General, Government of Goa, having his office at Office of the Advocate General 2 Building no.3, High Court, Altinho, Panaji, Goa. .. Respondents. Mr. Ranjit Satardekar, Advocate for the petitioner. CORAM :- A. P. LAVANDE, J. Reserved on : 27 th October, 2010. Pronounced on :28 th October,2010 ORDER : Heard Mr. Satardekar, learned Counsel for the petitioner. 2. By this petition, the petitioner prays that contempt proceeding be initiated against respondent nos. 2, 3 and 5 for appointing Shri R. A. Ghali as an Electrical Inspector by orders dated 14th July, 2010 and 24th August, 2010. According to Mr. Satardekar, the appointment of Mr. Ghali is in contravention of the order dated 1st December, 2009 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in Miscellaneous Civil Application no.724/2009 in W.P. no.438/2009. 3. According to Mr. Satardekar, although the writ 3 petition has been finally disposed of, the respondents were bound by the interim order and as such, the appointment of Mr. R. A. Ghali, is clearly in violation of the said order dated 1st December, 2009. In support of his submissions, Mr. Satardekar relied upon the following judgments : (i) All Bengal Excise Licensees' Association Vs. Raghabendra Singh and others; (2007) 11 SCC 374. (ii) Yumnam Dimbajit Singh Vs. D. S. Poonia and Anr.; 2001 CriLJ 546. (iii) Major Genl. B. M. Bhattacharjee (Retd.) and another Vs. Russel Estate Corporation and another; AIR 1993 SC 1632. (iv) Prithawi Nath Ram Vs. State of Jharkhand and others; (2004) 7 SCC 261. (v) T.M.A. Pai Foundation and others etc. Vs. State of Karnataka and others; AIR 1995 SC 1938. (vi) Mohd. Iqbal Khanday Vs. Abdul Majid Rather; (1994)4 SCC 34. (vii) The Aligarh Municipal Board and others Vs. Ekka Tonga Mazdoor Union and others; 1970(3) SCC 98. 4. By separate order passed today in Contempt Petition nos. 28 and 33 of 2010, I have already held that the interim order dated 1st December, 2009 stood merged in the final judgment and order dated 14th June, 2010 by which W.P. no.438/2009 was disposed of. 4 5. For the very same reasons, I am of the considered opinion that no case has been made out for initiating contempt proceedings against respondent nos. 2, 3 and 5. In so far as the authorities relied upon by Mr. Satardekar are concerned, none of them advances the case of the petitioner. 6. In the result, therefore, Contempt Petition is dismissed. A. P. LAVANDE, J. SMA