1 cp401.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 401 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 2575 OF 2011 Subhash s/o Kashinath Gore Age: Major, Occ: Agri., R/o. Deogaon Rangari, Tq. Kannad Dist. Aurangabad and others. ...PETITIONERS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary of Revenue and Forest Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai & others. ...RESPONDENTS WITH CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 402 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 2588 OF 2011 Eknath s/o Punjaba Mogal, Age: Major, Occ: Agri., R/o. Deogaon Rangari, Tq. Kannad Dist. Aurangabad and others. ...PETITIONERS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary of Revenue and Forest Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai & others. ...RESPONDENTS 2 cp401.11 WITH CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 403 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 2578 OF 2011 Namdeo s/o Raibhan Karpe, Age: Major, Occ: Agri., R/o. Viramgaon, Tq. Phulambri, Dist. Aurangabad and others. ...PETITIONERS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary of Revenue and Forest Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai & others. ...RESPONDENTS WITH CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 404 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 2604 OF 2011 Chandrabhan s/o Sampat Kapse, Age: Major, Occ: Agri., R/o. Leha, Tq. Phulambri, Dist. Aurangabad and others. ...PETITIONERS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary of Revenue and Forest Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai & others. ...RESPONDENTS ... Mr. Narendra R. Jamdhade, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. D.R. Kale, A.G.P. for respondent Nos. 1 to 6. Mr. U.K. Patil, Advocate for respondent No.7. ... 3 cp401.11 CORAM: S.S. SHINDE, J. DATE : 20TH OCTOBER, 2011 PER COURT : . These contempt petitions allege disobedience of the order/direction given by the learned Division Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No.11480 of 2010 and other connected writ petitions on 19th April, 2011 including W.P. Nos. 2575 of 2011, 2588 of 2011, 2578 of 2011 and 2604 of 2011 which were filed by the petitioners herein. The relevant directions are in para-4 of the said order, which reads thus : "4. In these Writ Petitions, after having considered the overall facts and circumstances of the case, we issue direction to the concerned respondents, namely the Acquiring bodies and/or the Land Acquisition Officers to make payments of the amounts in terms of the orders passed by the Lok Adalat within a period of four (4) months from today. The learned Government Pleader and the learned 4 cp401.11 Advocates for the Acquiring bodies are directed to communicate this order to the concerned respondents within a period of four (4) weeks from today." 2. Learned A.G.P. appearing for respondent Nos. 1 to 6 and learned Counsel appearing for respondent No. 7 jointly submits that, the payments of the amount in terms of the order passed by the Lok Adalat is deposited with the office of respondent No.6. This position is accepted by the learned A.G.P. appearing for respondent Nos. 1 to 6. Learned A.G.P. makes a statement that the payment will be deposited before the lower Court within two weeks from today. Learned Counsel for respondent No. 7 on instructions from his Officer who is present in this Court makes a statement that, the payment/amount which is deposited with respondent No. 6 also includes interest till the end of 31-03-2011. He further makes a statement that, the payment towards interest from 01-04-2011 till 19-10-2011 will be deposited with respondent No.6 5 cp401.11 within three months from today. 3. In the light of the statement made by the learned A.G.P. appearing for respondent Nos. 1 to 6 and learned Counsel appearing for respondent No.7, nothing further survives for consideration in these contempt petitions. Same are disposed of. Notice stands discharged. [S.S. SHINDE, J.] sut/OCT11