1. - This contempt petition has been filed by Kalyan Sahai Gaur and Kailash Chand Sharma with the prayer that the same may be allowed and cognizance be taken against the respondents/contemnors for committing contempt of order dated 05.01.1999 passed by the High Court in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 665/1998. Further it is prayed that respondents be punished adequately for committing contempt of this Court. It is also prayed that compliance of the order dated 05.01.1999 may kindly be ensured.

2. The petitioners have filed this contempt petition in the year 2008 for non-compliance of the order passed on 05.01.1999 and that the contempt proceedings be initiated against the respondents-contemnors for having committed the contempt and they be punished for the same.

3. The petitioners were formerly employees of Central Government, holding the post of NDSI, whose services were absorbed in the State of Rajasthan on the post of PTI Grade-III w.e.f. 1973 after adding Rule 60 by amending Rajasthan Subordinate Service Rules, 1971. One of the condition in the Rules was that the inter se seniority shall remain unchanged.

4. The respondents had granted the benefit of upgradation to two pers