FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGBAD. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, office Memoranda of | coram, appearance, court’s orders | Court’s or Judge’s orders. or directions and Registrar’s orders | CONTEMPT PETITION NO.285/2009 Shri A.H.Koralkar,Adv.for petitioner. Shri S.K.Kadam,AGP for State. Shri U.S.Malte,Adv.for R.2. .... CORAM : R.K.DESHPANDE,J. DATE : 01/12/2009. 1] This petition complains about wilful disobedience of the order dated 28/4/09 passed by the Division of this Court in Writ Petition No.2738/09. By this order, the scrutiny committee was required to decide the matter within a period of 3 months. The same has however, not been decided and therefore, the contempt petition has been filed. 2] In response to the contempt petition, the respondent no.2 the Deputy Director (Research) Scrutiny committee has filed an affidavit giving explanation as to why the matter could not be decided within stipulated time. Although in para 10 of the affidavit, it is stated that inadvertently and due to administrative difficulties, the respondent could not file an application for extension of time. This reason cannot be accepted. The respondents have to be vigilant in submitting application before the Court in seeking extension of time. Shri Malte, learned counsel for respondent no.1 states that he has apprised the officers and has instructed them that the application should be filed well in advance for getting extension of time to decide the matters by explaining the difficulties. In view of this, I do not find any reason to proceed with the contempt petition. The same is therefore, dismissed. (R.K.DESHPANDE, J.) umg/cp285-09