1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CONTEMPT PETITION NO.93 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO.1727 OF 2009 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders Court’s or Judge’s Orders Mr.S.C.Golegaonkar, learned counsel for petitioner. Mr.B.V.Wagh, learned AGP for respondent State. Mr.U.S.Malte, learned counsel for respondent no.2 (CORAM : A.V.POTDAR, J.) DATE : 04/05/2010 The present contempt petition is filed by the petitioner on the allegations that there is dis-obedience of the order passed by the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No.l727/2009, vide order dated 08/04/2009. Directions were given to the Scrutiny Committee to decide the tribe claim of the petitioner within the period of 4 months. As the tribe claim of the petitioner was not decided within the stipulated period, the present contempt petition is filed. In response to the show cause notice issued by this Court, the respondents 2 appeared before this Court and filed affidavit of respondent no.2 Sitaram Kapse on 23/04/2010. In the said affidavit in reply, the respondents have tendered unconditional apology in causing delay to comply the orders given by this Court. It is also made clear in the said affidavit in reply that the directions are complied with and the order was passed on 28/04/2010, of which copy is furnished to the petitioner. For the reasons stated in the affidavit in reply about the huge pendancy of the proceedings, in which the Scrutiny Committee is supposed to decide the various tribe claims, which cause delay in deciding the tribe claim of the petitioner. As the directions are complied and explanation is offered about the delay in deciding the claim of the petitioner, which is self-explanatory, unconditional apology tendered by the respondents is accepted and the contempt petition is disposed of accordingly. Notices issued against the respondents stand discharged. (A.V.POTDAR, J.) khs/MAY 2010/cp93-10