{1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CONTEMPT PETITION NO.36 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO.2727 OF 2007 Mahendra Govindrao Ahire PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and others RESPONDENTS ....... Mr. S.C.Yeramwar, Advocate for petitinoer Mr. N.N.Jadhav, AGP for respondents State Mr. U.S.Malte, Advocate for respondent No.2 ....... [CORAM : A.V.POTDAR, J.] DATE: 22 nd April 2010 PER COURT: 1. Notices are yet to be issued in this Contempt Petition. 2. The petitioner has alleged that the respondents have not complied the interim orders dated 17.05.2007 passed by this Court in writ petition No.2727/2007. By the said order interim stay in terms of prayer clause “D” was granted for 3 weeks and respondent No.2 was directed to explain as to why there is delay in deciding the caste claim of the petitioner. {2} 3. Today, learned counsel for Scrutiny Committee appeared and contended that this Court, on 10.03.2010, has disposed of the writ petition No.2727/2007 on the assurance given by the learned counsel for Scrutiny Committee that caste claim of the petitioner would be decided within a period of two weeks. Learned counsel for respondent Scrutiny Committee produced on record copy of the order dated 10.03.2010. The order is taken on record and marked as “X” for identification. Learned counsel for the respondent Scrutiny Committee also contends that in pursuance of the order dated 10.03.2010 the Scrutiny Committee has decided the caste claim of the petitioner and has passed an order on 16.04.2010. Copy of order dated 16.04.2010 is taken on record and marked as “XX” for identification. As per the assurance given to this Court on 10.03.2010, the caste claim of the petitioner is decided, albeit late, and hence now nothing survives in the contempt petition. 4. In the premise, the contempt petition stands dismissed summarily. It is, however, made clear that though the contempt petition is dismissed, yet the petitioner is not precluded from challenging the order dated 16.04.2010 passed by the respondent Scrutiny Committee, if so advised. [A.V.POTDAR, J.] drp/B10/cp30-10