1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. Petitioner's Writ Petition No.1339 (S/S) of 2019 was disposed of vide judgment and order dated 13.02.2019 by the writ-Court with direction to respondent to consider and decide his case for regularization on the post of Collection Amine under the U.P. Collection Amine Service Rules, 1974, as amended from time to time, by a reasoned and speaking order, within two months and the case of similarly situated persons be also considered so that they may not be compelled to approach this Court.
3. Pursuant to issuance of contempt notice, an affidavit of compliance of Mr. Markandey Shahi, District Magistrate, Pratapgarh has been tendered today in the Court, which is taken on record.
Along with the aforesaid compliance affidavit, copy of order dated 15.07.2019 passed by the District Magistrate, Pratapgarh, has been annexed by means of which the case of the petitioner for his regularization on the post of Collection Amine has been rejected on the ground that 35% vacancies, which are required to be filled up, are filled up and, there is no vacancy against which the petitioner's services can be regularized.
4. In view of the above, nothing survives in this contempt petition, which is disposed of as having been rendered infructuous.
Contempt notice stands discharged.
However, if the petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 15.07.2019 passed by the District Magistrate, Pratapgarh in the case of his regularization, it would be open to him to challenge the same, in accordance with law, before the competent Court/authority, if he is so advised.
[Dinesh Kumar Singh,J.] Date :- 29.8.2019 MVS/-