M. JAGANNADHA RAO, J.

( 1 ) THIS contempt case is filed by the petitioner against respondents 1 to 7 complaining breach of an order of this Court, dt. 28-1-1985 in W. P-M. P. No. 998 of 1985 in W. P. No. 737/85.

( 2 ) THE facts of the case are that the 1st respondent (Asistant commissioner of Endowments, Chittoor) appointed respondents 3 to 1 as non-hereditary trustees of an endowment. The petitioner filed a revision before the Joint Commissioner questioning the same. A caveat was filed before the Joint Commissioner who still granted stay. The respondents 3 to 7 then obtained suspension of the stay order from the Government, in further revision. In W. P. No. 17000/84, this Court earlier ordered status quo on 28-12-1984, to be maintained and ordered the Joint Commissioner to dispose of the matter finally. The Joint Commissioner who called for records, instead of disposing the main case, advanced the same and on 9-1-85 vacated the stay granted on 5-12-1984, even though the status quo orders of the High court were in force. Against this order, the petitioner filed the present w. P. No. 737/85 on 25-1-1985 and obtained suspension thereof in W. P. M. P. No. 998/85 on 28-1-1985. This Cour

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