JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to punish the respondent for willful disobedience and violation of the order dated 18.04.2017 in W.P.No.14999 of 2012.)

1. The contempt petition has been filed alleging non-compliance of the direction given in the writ petition, which is quoted hereunder:

"5. We, therefore, dispose of the present writ petition also, with a direction for consideration of the case of the writ petitioner for sanction of pension, as soon as appropriate measures are taken by the State in pursuance to our judgment rendered on 5th April 2017 in W.P.No.30277 of 2016."

2. Learned counsel appearing for the contemnors 2 and 3 submits that the State Government, in the year 2021 itself, has decided the issue by not accepting the prayer made by the petitioner. A copy of the order passed on 17.09.2021 has been placed on record. Accordingly, pursuant to the directions given in paragraph 5 of the order, the case of the petitioner has been considered.

3. In view of the above, we do not find any case of noncompliance of the order.

4. However, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the case of the petitioner for the grant of pensi