1 C.P.312.11 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 312 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 120 OF 2010 [The Maharashtra Ayurvedik Registered and Enlisted Doctors Association Chas through its President Vs. The State of Maharashtra and others] Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders Court’s or Judge’s orders Mr.R.D.Bhalerao,Advocate for petitioner Mr.D.R.Kale,AGP for respondent-State. CORAM : S.S. SHINDE, J. DATE : 21ST SEPTEMBER, 2011 PER COURT : . Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. This Contempt Petition alleges disobedience of the order dated 18th March, 2009, passed by the Division Bench of this Court, in Writ Petition No. 120 of 2010. 2 C.P.312.11 3. Pursuant to the notice issued in this Contempt Petition, one Milind Mhaiskar, Secretary, Medical Education and Drugs Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai has filed affidavit in-reply. In Para No. 8 of the said affidavit in-reply, it is contended that representation of the petitioner will be decided in accordance with law, within one month. Learned AGP on receiving written instructions from the concerned Department on 14.09.2011 submits that representation of the petitioner has been decided. 4. It is true that the said representation has not been decided within time, however, the Secretary has tendered unconditional apology in para No.8 of the affidavit in-reply, for not complying with order dated 18th March, 2011, passed by the Division Bench of this Court, within time. The Supreme Court in the case of Suresh 3 C.P.312.11 Chandra Poddar Vs. Dhani Ram and others, reported in (2000)1 SCC 766 held that ‘even where the order of Court is complied with, subsequent to receipt of notice of contempt, the Court should show judicial grace and magnanimity in dealing with action for contempt.’ 5. In that view of the matter, in my opinion, nothing further survives for consideration in this Contempt Petition. Hence, Contempt Petition stands disposed of. Notice stands discharged. Sd/- [S.S. SHINDE, J.] MTK