1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Civil Application No.30 of 2009 In Contempt Petition No.21 of 2007 In Writ Petition No.5750 of 2004 (Lalit Beniram Harode v. Shri K.P. Baxi, the Principal Secretary, Food Supplies & Consumer Affairs, State of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai and others) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Office Notes, Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions : Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's orders. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Shri R.V. Shiralkar, Advocate for Applicant. Shri A.M. Deshpande, AGP for Non-Applicants. CORAM : R.C. Chavan, J. DATE : 9th April, 2009 This is an application for extension of time to file contempt petition before the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal. By judgment dated 2-12-2008, fifteen days' time was granted to the applicant to approach the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal. The learned counsel for the applicant states that the contempt petition is not ready. He states that the reasons are being given as to why extension of time is required. The applicant is stated to be Head of Metrology Department and was in Bombay and was busy and so was his lawyer. He further states that in fact there should be no restriction of time 2 in approaching the MAT for seeking a reference under Article 215 of the Constitution and therefore such restriction need not have to be put. Since time limit was put and since the contempt petition has not been filed within the time prescribed, the application is allowed leaving liberty to the applicant to file contempt petition before the MAT after explaining the Tribunal as to why there was a delay in approaching the Tribunal. It would be for the Tribunal to decide whether to entertain the petition after considering the reasons, if any, given for delay. The applicant shall deposit with the High Court Legal Services Sub Committee, Nagpur a sum of Rs.1,000/- towards costs within two weeks for needlessly approaching this Court. If the costs are not deposited within the period prescribed, the Registry shall inform the Tribunal that the liberty to file the contempt petition has been granted only subject to paying the costs. Judge. Pdl.