1 cp188.11 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 188 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 1222 OF 2010 [Shriram Gopaldas Khatod vs. Shri. T.C. Benjamin, Secretary, Urban Dev. Dept. vs. State of Mah. & Ors. ] Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders Court’s or Judge’s orders Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for petitioners. Mr. D.R. Kale, AGP for State. Mr. M.S. Deshmukh, Advocate for R-3. CORAM : S.S. SHINDE, J. DATE : 4TH AUGUST, 2011 PER COURT : This contempt petition alleges disobedience of the order dated 21-12-2010 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No.1222 of 2010. 2. The Division Bench in Para-4 of the order of which disobedience has been alleged in this contempt petition, directed 2 cp188.11 the respondents to initiate and complete the land acquisition proceedings including payment of compensation to the petitioner, within a period of one year from 21-12-2010. Further, respondent No. 3 was directed to deposit the amount in terms of the communication issued by the Land Acquisition Officer before 31-03-2011. 3. In pursuant to the notice issued in the contempt petition, respondent No. 3 Shri. Prakash Rajaram Bokhad, working as Commissioner of Municipal Corporation, Jalgaon has filed affidavit in reply. In Para-1 of the said reply, unconditional apology is tendered by affiant for complying the order belatedly. In para-2 it is stated that, the amount of Rs.1,67,87,680/- was deposited on 30-06-2011 with Special Land Acquisition Officer, Jalgaon. 3 cp188.11 4. Taking into consideration the unconditional apology tendered in Para-1 and explanation offered for not depositing the amount within time in Para-2 of the affidavit in reply, I am satisfied that there is no any willful disobedience of the order of which contempt is alleged in this contempt petition. Nothing survives for further consideration in this contempt petition. Contempt Petition is disposed of. Notice stands discharged. [S.S. SHINDE, J.] sut/AUG11