ORDER :

1. Heard Sri V.S.K. Rama Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, Smt. P. Rajini Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the 1st respondent, Smt. K.V. Raghuveer, learned counsel appearing for the respondent Nos.2 and 3, Sri K. Mdhava Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the 4th respondent and perused the material available on record.

2. Aggrieved by non-compliance of the order, dated 01.11.2018 passed by this Court in I.A.No.1 of 2018 in W.P.No.42163 of 2017, the petitioner filed the present Contempt Case under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Court Act, 1971, seeking to punish the respondents for wilful, deliberate, wanton violation of the orders of this Court.

3. This Court passed interim order, dated 1.11.2018 I.A.No.1 of 2018 in W.P.No.42163 of 2017 as extracted hereunder:

“Having regard to the law declared by the Supreme Court in State of Punjab and others vs. Jagjit Singh [(2017) 1 SCC 148] the respondents shall pay wages to the petitioner(s) on par with the minimum pay-scale of regularly engaged employees of Endowments Department discharging similar duties.”

4. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that immediately after receipt of the order copy, th