1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD. CONTEMPT PETITION NO.: 318 OF 2011 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court’s or Judge’s orders. appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. CORAM: S. S. SHINDE, J. CONT. PETITION NO.:318 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO.:9572 OF 2010 *** M/s Chate Coaching Classes Pvt Ltd VERSUS J S Meena Asstt Provident Fund Commissioenr (ii) Sur Reg Office A.bad And Anr *** Mr. Kakde Yuvraj V. Kakde Yuvraj V. , Advocate for Petitioner *** 1. This contempt petition alleges disobedience of the order passed by this Court on 25th January, 2011 in Writ Petition No.9572 of 2011. 2. The learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner submits that, this Court in paragraph 3 of the order, of which disobedience is alleged in this contempt petition, did not stipulate the time limit to deposit Rs.20 Lacs. However, the authority concerned directed the Petitioner to deposit Rs.20 Lacs, as directed by this Court, within 2 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD. CONTEMPT PETITION NO.: 318 OF 2011 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court’s or Judge’s orders. appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. CORAM: S. S. SHINDE, J. three days. According to the Petitioner that amounts to willful disobedience of the order passed by this Court. 3. It is the contention of the Petitioner that initially the appeal was rejected on the ground that Rs.20 Lacs have not been deposited and the petitioner filed writ petition NO.6010 of 2011 and this Court directed the authority concerned to consider his appeal by quashing and setting aside the order of the Appellate Tribunal which was impugned in the said writ petition. 4. I have given due consideration to the submission of learned counsel for the Petitioner. Merely because the Respondent authority directed the petitioner to deposit amount of Rs.20 Lacs within three days would not amount to willful disobedience as such. In my opinion, entertaining such contempt petition would be futile exercise, that too 3 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD. CONTEMPT PETITION NO.: 318 OF 2011 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court’s or Judge’s orders. appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. CORAM: S. S. SHINDE, J. when subsequently amount Rs.20 Lacs has been deposited by the petitioner and accepted by the concerned authority. Therefore, the contempt petition is devoid of any merits. Same stands dismissed. [S. S. SHINDE, J.] Dated:26/09/2011. ans/318