[2025:RJ-JP:33624] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 865/2025 Gurdeep Bari S/o Shri Madan Lal Bari, Aged About 40 Years, R/o Ward No.9, Khatipada Ganj, Kishangarh Baas, Alwar ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Director And Secretary, Department Of Local Self Government, Rajasthan, Jaipur 2. Sh. Ravi Jain, Director And Secretary, Department Of Local Self Government, Rajasthan, Jaipur 3. Sh. Mukesh Sharma, Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Kishangarh Bass, Alwar ----Contemnor-Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sumit Khandelwal For Respondent(s) : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GANESH RAM MEENA Order 25/08/2025 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner alleging non- compliance of the order dated 07.08.2020. 2. Vide interim order dated 07.08.2020, the respondents were restrained to appoint any other person in place of the petitioner on contract basis and if no person has been appointed so far, the petitioner would be allowed to continue as he was continuing prior to passing of the order. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that even after the interim order of the Court, the petitioner has not been allowed [2025:RJ-JP:33624] (2 of 3) [CCP-865/2025] to continue as Computer Operator, though no one has been appointed in his place on contract basis. 4. Considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner. 5. The Court vide order dated 07.08.2020, on a petition challenging the replacement of the petitioner by a contract employee, restrained to appoint any other person in place of the petitioner on contract basis and if no person has been appointed so far, the petitioner would be allowed to continue. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that since no person has been appointed so far replacing the petitioner and the petitioner has not been continued in view of the order dated 07.08.2020. 7. The cause of initiating the contempt proceedings arose in the month of August, 2020 itself. The petitioner has filed this contempt petition on 18.08.2025 that is after five years. 8. Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (hereinafter is to be referred to as ‘the Act of 1971) provides for limitation for actions for contempt, which is reads as under:- “20. Limitation for actions for contempt.- No court shall initiate any proceedings of contempt, either on its own motion or otherwise, after the expiry of a period of one year from the date on which the contempt is alleged to have been committed.” 9. The present contempt petition has been filed after five years from the date the contempt alleged to have been committed. 10. Since the contempt petition has been filed beyond the limitation period for action of contempt as provided under Section [2025:RJ-JP:33624] (3 of 3) [CCP-865/2025] 20 of the Act of 1971, this Court is not inclined to entertain the present petition. 11. Accordingly, the present contempt petition is dismissed. (GANESH RAM MEENA),J ARTI SHARMA /22