THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. SHRAVAN KUMAR

C.C. No.2317 of 2022

ORDER

Alleging the violation of the orders passed by this Court in

W.P. No.39335 of 2017 on 28.03.2023, present Contempt Case is filed seeking to summon the respondents and punish them under Section

10 and 12 of the Contempt Courts Act.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that this Court has elaborately considered the case of the petitioners and disposed of the writ petition directing the respondents to pay the minimum time scale of pay attached to the posts held by the petitioners from the date of passing of interim order dated 05.01.2018 with a further direction to the respondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioners for absorption/regularization in terms of G.O.Ms.No.212, Finance and Planning (PC.III), Department, dated 22.04.1994 and in terms of the orders passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in State of Karnataka Vs. Uma Devi and State of Punjab & Others Vs. Jagjit Singh & Others and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order

and communicate the same to the petitioners.

3. Learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents has placed a copy of the Proceedings No.A1/266/2002/HNK, dated 27.08.2024 issued by the District

Collector and Magistrate (SC Development Department) Hanumakonda District, and submitted that the case of the petitioners was considered and the petitioners are paid the pending arrears of minimum time scale of pay, which has not been disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioners. It is further submitted that the case of the petitioners was considered vide proceedings dated 27.08.2024 and thereafter, the petitioners did not take any steps if so aggrieved by the said proceedings and prayed this Court to close the Contempt Case.

4. It is to be seen that this Court had disposed of the W.P. No.39335 of 2017 on 28.03.2023 with the aforesaid directions and thereafter, in terms of the said directions, case of the petitioners was considered and orders are passed vide Proceedings No.A1/266/2002/HNK dated 27.08.2024 and the petitioners are already paid the pending arrears of minimum time scale of pay, which has not been disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioners. Hence, it cannot be said that the respondents have violated the orders passed by this Court in W.P. No.39335 of 2017 on 28.03.2023. However, if the petitioners still feel aggrieved, it is always left open for the petitioners to pursue the remedies as available under law.

5. Recording the above, this Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.

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JUSTICE N.V. SHRAVAN KUMAR Date: 29.07.2025 LSK