Judgment

Pattanaik, J.-Leave granted.

2. This Appeal by Special Leave is directed against the judgment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh dated 4.7.96 passed in Writ Appeal No. 620 of 1996. By the impugned order the High Court has exercised powers under Article 215 of the Constitution and directed the contemner to be present in the Court on 15.7.1996 for receiving appropriate sentence on a conclusion that the contemners have wilfully not given effect to the order passed in Writ Petition No. 14282 of 1994.

3. The respondent D. Nagulu Naidu was appointed as nominal muster roll electrician in the year 1979 under the appellant on a purely temporary basis. Pursuant to the orders issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh dated 19.4.1988 for regularisation of persons working on nominal muster rolls from 1.1.70 to 31.3.1984, the services of the respondent was regularised by proceedings of the Executive Officer Devasthanam dated 30.10.1990. He was regularised as helper with effect from 19.4.1988. He challenged the order by filing a Writ Petition contending inter alia that the regularisation should have been from the date of his initial appointment on 16.7.1979. He also contended that he shou