Central Administrative Tribunal - Bangalore
Vinayaraya P vs Dr. Shekhar C Mande, Dg Csir & Ors on 16 August, 2022
1 CP.No.170/00027/2022/CAT BANGALORE
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
BANGALORE BENCH
CONTEMPT PETITION NO.170/00027/2022
IN
ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO.170/01424/2018
DATED THIS THE 16th DAY OF AUGUST, 2022
CORAM:
HON'BLE SHRI SURESH KUMAR MONGA, MEMBER (J)
(On video conference from Central Administrative Tribunal, Chandigarh
Bench, Chandigarh)
HON'BLE SHRI RAKESH KUMAR GUPTA, MEMBER (A)
(On video conference from Central Administrative Tribunal, Bangalore
Bench, Bangalore)
Vinayaraya P,
S/o D. H Raya,
aged about 38 years,
working as Senior Technical Officer-1,
CSIR-NAL, NTAF Division,
Belur Campus,
Bangalore - 560 017 ....Petitioner
(None)
Vs.
1. Dr. Shekhar C. Mande,
D.G. CSIR,
New Delhi Pin - 110001
2. Shri. Jitendra J. Jadhav,
Director, NAL,
Bengaluru Pin - 560017
3. K.R Balakrishna,
Senior Controller of Administration,
CSIR-NAL,
Bengaluru Pin - 560017.
4. Dr. S. Chandrashekar,
Secretary,
Ministry of Science and Technology,
Technology Bhavan,
2 CP.No.170/00027/2022/CAT BANGALORE
New Mehrauli Road,
New Delhi - 110 016. ....Respondents
(By Advocate Shri K Ananda for Respondents No.2 and 3 - through video
conference)
O R D E R (ORAL)
PER: SURESH KUMAR MONGA, MEMBER (J)
Shri K Ananda, learned counsel for Respondents No.2 and 3, at the very outset, stated that aggrieved by the order dated 03.04.2019 passed by this Tribunal in Original Application No.1424/2018, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi preferred Writ Petition No.33168/2019 before the Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka at Bangalore which came to be dismissed on 06.04.2021.
2. However, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi preferred Review Petition No.221/2021, in which while issuing notices to the petitioner herein on 12.08.2022, the Hon'ble High Court has stayed the aforesaid order passed by this Tribunal.
3. Shri Ananda further submitted that in view of the interim order granted by the Hon'ble High Court nothing survives in the present Contempt Petition.
4. Nobody has put in appearance on behalf of the petitioner in order to dispute the aforesaid statement of fact.
5. In view of the above statement made by Shri K Ananda, the Contempt Petition is disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. 3 CP.No.170/00027/2022/CAT BANGALORE
6. The petitioner shall, however, be at liberty to get the Contempt Petition revived in the eventuality of dismissal of the aforesaid Review Petition by the Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka.
(RAKESH KUMAR GUPTA) (SURESH KUMAR MONGA)
MEMBER (A) MEMBER (J)
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