1 cp406.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 406 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 3018 OF 2011 Baban s/o Keshav Gore Age: Major, Occ: Agri., R/o. Ektuni, Tq. Paithan, Dist. Aurangabad and others. ...PETITIONERS VERSUS The Chief Secretary, Maharashtra State, Mantralaya, Mumbai & others. ...RESPONDENTS ... Mr. Charudatta K. Sonawane, Advocate for petitioners. Mr. D.R. Kale, A.G.P. for respondent Nos. 1 to 8. Mr. U.K. Patil, Advocate for respondent No.9. ... CORAM: S.S. SHINDE, J. DATE : 20TH OCTOBER, 2011 PER COURT : . This contempt petition alleges 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 2 cp406.11 petitions on 19th April, 2011 including W.P. Nos. 3018 of 2011 which was 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 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 8 and learned Counsel appearing for respondent No. 9 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.7. This position is 3 cp406.11 accepted by the learned A.G.P. appearing for respondent Nos. 1 to 8. 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. 9 on instructions from his Officer who is present in this Court makes a statement that, the payment/amount which is deposited with respondent No. 7 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 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 8 and learned Counsel appearing for respondent No.9, nothing further survives for consideration in these contempt petitions. Same are disposed of. Notice stands discharged. [S.S. SHINDE, J.] sut/OCT11