HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU CJ Court Case: CPSW No. 366/2017 in SWP No. 3069/2015 Ravi Sharma ….. Appellant/Petitioner(s) Through: None Vs Hirdesh Kumar Singh, Secy. UDD .…. Respondent(s) Through: None Coram: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE ORDER 30.04.2026 Vide this petition, the petitioner seeks initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondent-Authorities for willful disobedience of the order dated December, 22, 2016, rendered in SWP No. 3069/2015 (Ravi Kumar Vs State of J&K & Anr.). A bare reading of the order referred to above shows that aggrieved by the order dated June 30, 2015, vide which the petitioner was compulsory retired from service, he had approached this Court. And, the writ Court vide detailed order and judgment dated December 22, 2016 (ibid.) had set aside the impugned order and the petitioner was directed to be reinstated with all consequential benefits. The statement of facts submitted on behalf of the respondents show that the appeal preferred by the respondent-Authorities against the decision of the learned Single Judge was dismissed and resultantly, the petitioner was reinstated and the decision rendered by this Court was implemented, subject however, to the outcome of the SLP that the department was contemplating to file. The matter is pending since 2017 and nearly a decade has gone by. None is present either on behalf of the petitioner to clarify if anything actually survives in the matter or whether the decisions rendered by this Court were even assailed by way of appeal in the Supreme Court. Sr.No. 67 2 Accordingly, the petition is disposed of as infructuous. However, in the event any dispute/cause of action/interest still survives, the petitioner shall be at liberty to move an appropriate application to seek restoration of the present petition and its decision on merits. ( (ARUN PALLI) CHIEF JUSTICE Jammu 30.04.2026 Suraj K. Singh