Mr. S. Nath, learned counsel for the petitioner is present and submitted that in O.A. No. 040/00063/2017 dated 04.08.2017, this court passed a specific order. The operative portion is extracted below:-

"11.            In view of the imminent retirement of the applicant on 31.10.2017, if the respondents are not able to finalize the all India inter-se seniority of the ITOs, the applicant will not be able to get the benefit of the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of N.R.Parmar (supra) and in that case he will suffer irreparable loss. Accordingly, the respondents are directed to antedate the promotion of the applicant to the cadre of ACIT and JCIT from the date his juniors stand promoted and also consider him for further promotion as and when DPC takes place on the basis of provisional seniority. The applicant has specifically quoted the name of Sri Shubhra Jyoti Bhattacharjee along with whom he has claimed promotion to ACIT and JCIT. Since in the written statement the respondents have not controverted his prayer vis-à-vis Sri Subhra Jyoti Bhattacharjee, the respondents are directed to issue orders accordingly for antedating promotion of the applicant vis-à-vis Sri Bhattacharjee. The exercise shall be complied with, as expeditiously as possible, but not later than the date of retirement of the applicant, that is, 31.10.2017. Needless to mention that all the conditions put forward in the order of the CAT, Ernakulam Bench dated 15.12.2015 passed in OA.180/403/2015 will also apply ipso facto apply in this case."

According to Mr. Nath, the time limit provided in the above order has already elapsed. But the orders of the court are not yet complied. Therefore, the applicant is left with no option but to approach this court with this Contempt Petition.

Issue notice to the contemnors as per Rule 11(1)(i) of the CAT (Procedure) Rules, 1987.

List the matter on 17.01.2018.