IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 355 OF 2010 IN CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 3 OF 2010 MR. GEORGE DINIZ ... Applicant Versus THE CHIEF OFFICER, SHRI PANDARINATH NAIK, CANACONA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND 2 ORS., ... Respondents Mr.R. Shetkar, Advocate for the applicant. Ms. R. Pereira, Advocate for respondent no.1. Ms. S. Mordekar, Additional Government Advocate for respondent nos.2 and 3. Coram:- A. P. LAVANDE, J. Date:- 11th February, 2011 P.C. Heard Mr. Shetkar, learned Counsel for the applicant. Mr. Shetkar, learned Counsel appearing for the applicants states that the applicant could not pay the costs of Rs.500/- in terms of the order dated 21st January, 2011 in favour of the Goa State Legal Services Authority, Panaji within a period of two weeks since neither the applicant nor he knew what were the costs to be paid. The statement is difficult to be accepted in as much as the order dated 21st January, 2011 was passed in open Court and if the applicant or his Counsel did not know the costs payable in terms of the order, it was open for the Counsel for the applicant to get it verified from the Court itself. 2. Ms. Mordekar, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent nos.2 and 3 states that non-payment of the costs is nothing but an attempt to delay the contempt petition, which was once dismissed in default. 3. I find merit in the submission of Ms. Mordekar. Therefore, at the request of Mr. Shetkar, learned Counsel for the applicant, time to pay costs of Rs.500/- is extended by one week from today subject to the applicant paying additional costs of Rs.1,000/- in favour of Goa State Legal Services Authority, Panaji within one week. S. O. to 25th February, 2011. A. P. LAVANDE, J. SMA