1 CP-384-08.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Mhi CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 384 OF 2008 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 3318 OF 2010 Morya Shikshan Sanstha ... Petitioners Vs. Shri Tukaram N. Supe, Education Officer (Sec.) & Ors. ... Respondents Smt. S.S.Gokhale i/b. Ms. Aruna J. Waity,Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. A.I.I. Patel, AGP,for the respondent No.5 CORAM: J.H.BHATIA,J. DATE : 24th September, 2010. P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 2. While disposing of Writ Petition No. 4466 of 2006, by order dated 15.11.2006, this Court had observed that the Education Officer, Mr. Tukaram Supe, had acted in a high-handed manner and had deprived 43 employees of the petitioner Society of their salary for more than 8 - 9 months and therefore, the Deputy Director, Education Pune Region, Pune to take appropriate action against the Education Officer and to submit compliance report within a period of three months. The Contempt Petition was filed on the ground that no action has been taken. 2 CP-384-08.sxw 3. On behalf of Respondent No.5, S.S. Sangar, Deputy Secretary, Govt. of Maharashtra has filed an affidavit dated 3.8.2010 and again on 3.9.2010. The affidavit reveals that as per the order passed by this Court in Writ Petition, appropriate enquiry was held and after giving an opportunity of hearing, the Government of Maharashtra has passed the order dated 7.8.2010 whereby said Tukaram N. Supe, Education Officer was held guilty and as per the Maharashtra Civil Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1979, his increment was stopped for one year. It is explained that due to the requirements of the Rules pertaining to the disciplinary enquiry, delay was caused and therefore the compliance report could not be submitted within 3 months. I am satisfied about the explanation for delay as well as about the action taken by the Government against the delinquent Education Officer - Tukaram Supe. 4. As the appropriate action has been taken and the delinquent officer is punished as per the direction given by this Court, no further action need be taken in the present Contempt Petition. Therefore, the Contempt petition stands disposed of accordingly. (J.H.BHATIA,J.)