1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 143 OF 2010 IN CIVIL APPLICAIOTN NO. 949 OF 1999 IN WRIT PETITON NO. 973 OF 1995 Santosh s/o Gorakh Patil ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra and others ...Respondents ..... Mr. A.S. Shelke, advocate for the petitioner Mr. V.H. Dighe, A.G.P. for respondents ..... CORAM: S. S. SHINDE, J. DATED: 26TH OCTOBER, 2010 PER COURT:- 1 Heard counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned A.G..P. for the respondents. It is not in dispute that the salary amount, as admissible, is paid to the petitioner till October, 2010. Even the petitioner is satisfied with the action of the respondents for making the payment of salary till October, 2010. Learned A.G.P. invited my attention to the affidavit in reply filed on behalf of the respondents and submitted that unconditional apology is tendered by the respondents. It is submitted that the respondents herein are not final authority to take decision about the salary of the petitioner and therefore, the delay 2 was caused in making the payment of salary of the petitioner. Therefore, learned A.G.P. would submit that by accepting the unconditional apology, this contempt petition may be disposed of. 2 The petitioner was constrained to file third contempt petition for arrears of salary. Inspite of specific order passed by this court, P.W.D. Department of the State Government is not paying the salary to the petitioner per month regularly. Needless to mention that the authorities of the State Government and the respondents, who are present in the Court will keep in mind that the petitioner has already suffered mental agony and the expenses for fling three contempt petitions and therefore, they will take care in future to pay the salary to the petitioner per month regularly, as long as writ petition is pending before this Court. In my opinion, viewed from any angle, no further adjudication of this contempt petition required. 3 In the above circumstances and in view of the fact that the petitioner has received the salary till October, 2010, this contempt petition is disposed of Notice discharged. The presence of the respondents, as directed earlier, stands dispensed with. ( S. S. SHINDE. J.) rlj/ 3