1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CONTEMPT NO.275 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO.1140 OF 2008 Chandrakant Kantilal Shah (Sonawala) & Ors. ..Petitioners. V/s. The Collector, Dist. Thane & Ors. ..Respondents. Mr.Charanjeet Chandrapal for petitioners. Shri A.I. Patel, A.G.P. for respondents. CORAM : J.P.DEVADHAR, J. DATED : 9TH JULY, 2010. P.C. :- 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners. By an order dated 21st February, 2008 passed in Writ Petition No.1140 of 2008, a Division Bench of this Court directed respondent No.1 to decide the appeal pending before him within a period of six months from that date. Admittedly, the said appeal was disposed by the respondent No.1 on 9th July, 2008. Thus, there is a delay of about three months in disposing of the appeal. The grievance of the petitioners is that the delay on the part of the respondent No.1 is deliberate and in defiance of the order of this Court. 2 2. The respondent No.1 has filed an affidavit in reply stating therein that he had not intention to disobey the order of this Court. He has stated that the delay was due to the circumstances beyond his control and further he has tendered an unconditional apology for the delay in complying the order of this Court In the circumstances, in my my opinion, no case is made out for initiating contempt proceedings against the respondent No1. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with no order as to costs. (J.P. Devadhar, J.)