... 1 ... IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CONTEMPT CONTEMPT CONTEMPT PETITION NO.186 OF 2003 PETITION NO.186 OF 2003 PETITION NO.186 OF 2003 Shri Rajaram Babu Kokate and Anr. ...Petitioners Versus Shri D.B.Kolhe and Ors. ...Respondents Shri S.S.Deshpande for the Petitioners. Shri N.P.Deshpande for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3. CORAM CORAM CORAM : ABHAY S.OKA, J. : ABHAY S.OKA, J. : ABHAY S.OKA, J. DATED DATED DATED : APRIL 18, 2007. : APRIL 18, 2007. : APRIL 18, 2007. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. In this Contempt Petition, the Petitioners have alleged that the contemnors have committed breach of order dated 30th April, 1998 passed in Writ Petition No.2051 of 1998. The grievance of the Petitioners appears to be that amounts were paid to them by way of copying charges at old rates and thought the fees are recovered at new rates, the Petitioners have not been paid the copying charges at new rate. The learned A.G.P has filed an affidavit of Shri Rajendra Gole, the Taluka Inspector of Land Records, Thane in which it is stated that the Petitioners have received payments at revised rates up to December 2006 on 06th March, 2007. It is stated that bills have been submitted to the treasury for the payment of amounts at revised rates for the ... 2 ... months of January and February 2007. 2. Though belatedly, a substantial compliance has been made with the aforesaid order passed by the Division Bench of this Court. In the affidavit of Shri Babasaheb Deshmukh, Incharge Deputy Director of Land Records, Konkan Region, Mumbai it is stated that the delay was on account of the procedure required to be adopted. In the said affidavit an unconditional apology has been tendered. 3. In view of the substantial compliance and in view of the apology tendered, it is not necessary to take any further action under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 against the Respondents. Accordingly, notice issued against the Respondents is discharged. Contempt Petition is disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE