DIRECTOR GENERAL Vs. DILIP ROY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS application is against an order passed in exercise of the contempt jurisdiction by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal in c. P. C. 10 of 2006 in connection with O. A. 652/2004. Mr. Das, learned senior counsel for the respondents has not questioned the maintainability of the application, therefore, we make it clear that without going into the question of maintainability we shall examine the matter on merit. The fact of the case is as follows:

(2.) THE respondents herein made an application, being O. A. 652/2004, before the learned Tribunal praying for grant of temporary status by regularization as if they were working as Casual Production Assistants in the doordarshan Kendra, Kolkata. The said application was heard extensively and upon hearing, learned Tribunal disposed of the same by passing an order dated November 16, 2005. The relevant ordering portion of the said order is quoted hereunder:

(3.) THE aforesaid judgment and order was sought to be challenged belatedly by filing a writ application in this Court on or about november 22, 2007 by an application, being w. P. C. T. 707/2007. The said application was dismissed in limine recording that the aforesaid order has been accepted. However, this order was not carried out so contempt application was filed by which the impugned judgment and order was passed.