FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CONTEMPT PETITION NO.229 OF 2004 IN WRIT PETITION NO.4149 OF 2000 ________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's | orders or directions | and Registrar's orders | ________________________________________________________ When the matter is called out, none appears for the petitioners. The learned Counsel appearing for the respondents 3 and 4 brings to the notice of this Court that the earlier Contempt Petition No.25/2003, which was filed by the original writ petitioner alleging disobedience of the order dated 29.1.2002 has been dismissed. According to him, second contempt petition is not maintainable. That apart, the Counsel for the respondents 3 and 4 brings to the notice of this Court the affidavit-in-reply filed on behalf of respondent No.3 on 30th July, 2007. In para 7 of the affidavit, it is stated thus: "7 I say that, this Hon'ble High Court also taken note that, the selection process is completed by the Zilla Parishad on 16.12.2003 and thereby the order is complied with according to policy of Government. In view of the dismissal of the Contempt Petition No. 25/2003, it is not open for the present petitioner to make grievance about disobedience of order dated 29.1.2002. The present Contempt Petition is also in violation of ratio laid down by this Hon'ble High Court in Babulal Yadav Vs. High Court of Rajasthan, reported in AIR 1998 SC 2367. The Hon'ble Supreme Court has held that, Contempt Proceeding-Dismissal- Subsequent petition on same issue in spite of denial of consent by Solicitor General to file it- Amounts to abuse of process of Court-Petition not maintainable-More so as petitioner failed to maintain proper discipline in Court." 2 In the light of affidavit- in-reply and more particularly, para 7 of the same, nothing survives in this contempt petition. The Contempt Petition is disposed of. Notice stands discharged. Civil Application, if any, also stands disposed of. (S.S. SHINDE, J.) 27.10.2010. PLK/*