02 29.06.2021 Ct. No.23 pg. IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA SPECIAL CIVIL JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE (Through Video Conference) WPCRC 3 of 2009 in WPA 12098 of 2007 Nisith Kumar Ghosh & Anr. Vs. Durgadas Goswami & Anr. Mr. Arjun Ray Mukherjee … For the applicants/petitioners Mr. Sandipan Banerjee … For the contemnors/respondents The contempt application was filed alleging violation of an order dated 17th May, 2007 passed in WP 12098 (W) of 2007 (AST 315 of 2007). By the said order, Howrah Municipal Corportion was directed to take immediate preventive measure to remove any health hazard caused due to blockage of drains. It appears that a Rule was issued on 5th January, 2009 against Goutam Roy, the then Chairman, Borough-II, Howrah Municipal Corporation, Howrah. The matter appeared in the list on 28th June, 2021 and was called twice but no one appeared on behalf of any of the parties. Today the matter has been placed in the list marked as “last chance” with a note that appropriate orders will be passed if no one appears when the matter is taken up. 2 The applicants/petitioners are represented by an advocate who had filed the contempt application but he is without any instruction as to the state of the contempt petition or whether the order complained of has been complied with or not. He only seeks an adjournment. On behalf of Howrah Municipal Corporation, it is submitted that the order dated 17th May, 2007 passed in WPA 12098 of 2007 has been complied with. Considering the fact that the contempt petition was filed in 2008 and is pending for more than 12 years and that the advocate for applicants/petitioners has no instruction but is only seeking an adjournment without assigning any specific reason as also the submission made by Howrah Municipal Corporation, the prayer for adjournment is refused. Considering the nature of the order said to have been violated and the conduct of the applicants/ petitioners over the years, it appears that the applicants/ petitioners are no more interested to proceed with the matter. In the aforesaid factual circumstances, the contempt petition is disposed of without any further order. The Rule stands discharged. (Arindam Mukherjee, J.)