FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CONTEMPT PETITION NO.193 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO.7644 OF 2008 ________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's | orders or directions | and Registrar's orders | ________________________________________________________ This contempt petition is arising out of order dated 19th January, 2010 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No.7644 of 2008. The original respondents were directed to decide the caste claim of the petitioner before 31st March, 2010. It is not in dispute that the caste claim of the petitioner has been decided by the respondents by decision dated 12th August, 2010. The only question which is agitated by the Counsel for the petitioner is that in spite of the directions of this Court to decide the caste claim before 31st March, 2010, the respondents have not decided the same within the stipulated period and, therefore, they should be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 and Article 215 of the Constitution of India. 2 In this contempt petition, this Court yet has not issued notices to the respondents. As stated herein above, undisputedly the caste claim of the petitioner is decided on 12th August, 2010. Taking overall view of the matter and keeping in mind the pendency of the cases before the respondent Committee and the submissions made by the learned A.G.P. that the delay occurred in deciding the caste claim of the petitioner is not deliberate or intentional, I do not find that the act of the respondents – committee not to decide the caste claim of the petitioner before 31st March, 2010 was willful disobedience or deliberate attempt to flout the order of this Court. The contempt proceedings are of quasi judicial nature and those should be dealt with by giving proper opportunity to the contemnors. In my view, since the order is complied with by the respondents, no case is made out even for issuing notice. 3 In this view of the matter, the contempt petition is disposed of. (S.S. SHINDE, J.) 03.09.2010. PLK/*