1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 109 OF 2008 Pundlik Shrimant Lohar & others ....Petitioners. Versus Mr. Gulabsing Rathod & others ....Respondents. Shri. M/P/ Tripathi h/f. Shri. K.J. Ghute-Patil, Advocate for respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Shri. R.P. Bhumkar, Advocate for the respondent No. 3. CORAM : R.K. DESHPANDE, J. DATE : 2nd December, 2009 PER COURT : 1. This matter was called out on 30th November 2009 when the following order is passed :- "This matter was called on 21.11.2009, however, none was present for the petitioners. Hence, it was adjourned for today. Today also when the matter was called out, none appears for the petitioner. Put up on 2.12.2009 by way of last chance. If the counsel for the petitioner remains absent, the matter will be decided in his absence." 2. Today also when the matter is called out, none appears for the 2 petitioners. The complaint in this petition is in respect of willful disobedience of the order passed by the Divisional Social Welfare Officer, Latur dated 28.1.2008 in Appeal No. 9/2006. There is no material placed on record to satisfy this Court, as to how the Divisional Social Welfare Officer, exercising appellate jurisdiction under the Special Court, becomes a Court within a meaning of Section 10 of the Contempt of Courts Act. Hence, this contempt petition is dismissed. [ R.K. DESHPANDE, J. ] ssc/cp109.08