{1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CONTEMPT PETITION NO.118 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3365 OF 2006 Vikram Daulat Patil & others PETITIONERS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & others RESPONDENTS ....... Mr. B.V.Wagh, AGP for respondent State Mr.A.B.Madke h/f Mr.M.S.Deshmukh, Advocate for R-4 ....... [CORAM : A.V.POTDAR, J.] DATE: 5th May 2010 PER COURT: 1. None appears for the petitioners when called out. 2. Today, learned AGP filed affidavit in reply on behalf of respondents No.2 and 6. 3. The present contempt petition is filed by the petitioner alleging non compliance of the directions were given by this Court vide order dated 06.06.2006 passed in Writ Petition No. 3365/2006. By the said order, Collector Jalgaon was directed to {2} consider the claim of the petitioners for rental compensation on merits after offering opportunity and after hearing the acquiring body. Learned AGP has also produced the correspondence along with the affidavit in reply, which indicates that pursuant to the orders of this Court, the parties appeared before the Collector, Jalgaon and after hearing all the parties, requisite orders are passed in respect of rental compensation and the same are also communicated to the petitioners. 4. Though the orders of this Court are complied with yet there is delay. The respondents have tendered unconditional apology in the affidavit in reply for the delay caused in complying with the orders of this Court. As the directions of this Court are now complied with, the contempt petition does not survive. Accordingly, the contempt petition stands disposed of by accepting the unconditional apology tendered by the respondents. [A.V.POTDAR, J.] drp/B10/cp118-07