1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR Contempt Petition No. 190/2008 (Dr.Ramesh Bapuraoji Parate VERSUS Dhiraj Kumar & others) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Shri I.S. Charlewar, counsel for the petitioner. Shri A.D. Sonak, Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents. CORAM : SMT. VASANTI A. NAIK, J. DATE : MARCH 19, 2009. By this petition, the petitioner seeks action against the respondents under the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for willful disobedience of the order passed by the High Court on 04.12.2006 in Writ Petition No.2551/2003. It appears that, by an order dated 04.12.2006, the High Court disposed of Writ Petition No.2551/2003 on the basis of the minutes of order filed by the parties on record. It was stated in the minutes of the order that the respondent no.4 to the petition was to forward the representation of the petitioner to the respondent no.3 and the respondent no.3 would decide the representation within a period of four months in 2 terms of Rule 129-A(2) and 129-B(2) of the Maharashtra Civil Services Pension Rules. According to the petitioner, till the filing of the contempt petition on 07.10.2008, the representation of the petitioner was not decided. By an order dated 03.12.2008, this Court granted an opportunity to the Secretary, General Administration Department to purge the contempt by deciding the representation on or before 19.01.2009, if the same was not decided. This Court also directed the Secretary, General Administration Department to communicate the decision to the petitioner. The respondent no.1 has filed an affidavit dated 05.03.2009, on 16.03.2009. It is stated in the affidavit that the representation of the petitioner was considered by the State Government and was decided on 19.12.2008. It is further stated in the affidavit that the representation was received by the Public Health Department on 07.11.2008 and after 3 considering the grounds raised in the said representation, the Government has taken a decision on 19.12.2008. A copy of the Government Resolution dated 19.12.2008 is annexed to the affidavit. Since this Court had granted time to the respondent to purge the contempt by deciding the contempt on or before 19.01.2009 and since the Government has taken a decision on 19.12.2008, it is necessary to drop the contempt proceedings against the respondents. The contempt proceedings against the respondents are hereby dropped. The contempt petition is disposed of accordingly. JUDGE APTE