HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.V.SESHA SAI

CONTEMPT CASE No.1985 of 2013

ORDER : (Per Justice R. Subhash Reddy)

This contempt case is filed under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging violation of the directions issued by this Court in the order dated 24.06.2013, passed in W.P.No.37452 of 2012.

The dispute relates to grant of temporary status under Group-D in the service of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. By order dated 24.06.2013, this Court while permitting the petitioner to file a representation before the competent authority for grant of temporary status of Group-D, further directed the competent authority to consider such representation as in the case of Sri Md.Thajuddin Khan and Sri M.Rajeshwara Rao, for whom, temporary status was already given.

As against the said order passed by this Court, the Union of India and others have approached the Hon'ble Supreme Court by way of Special Leave to Appeal in C.C.No.19966 of 2013 and the Hon'ble Supreme Court has passed the following order in the said appeal:

"We do not see any merit in this special leave petition, which assails an interim direction issued by the High Court.

We however make it clear that the impugned order shall not be interpreted to mean as though

the petitioners are bound to grant the temporary status prayed for by the respondents."

After disposal of the matter by Hon'ble Supreme Court, separate orders are passed rejecting the claim of petitioner.

Though it is submitted by the learned counsel for petitioner that the rejection orders are passed in contravention of the orders passed by this Court and that his claim is not considered on par with Sri Md.Thajuddin Khan and Sri M.Rajeshwara Rao, in view of the orders passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, it cannot be said that the respondents have willfully and deliberately violated the directions of this Court, attracting the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act.

In that view of the matter, we close this contempt case with liberty to the petitioner to question the subsequent order of rejection or to take appropriate steps for amendment of prayer in the pending writ petition, if he wants to do so.

Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.

R. SUBHASH REDDY, J

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________________ A.V.SESHA SAI, J

14 th February 2014

N.B: Issue C.C. by 17.02.2014. (b/o) ajr