1 CA-49-11.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 49 OF 2011 IN CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 131 OF 2009 Mrs. Ferzind Firdous Kothawalla ... Applicant (Org.petitioner) vs. Mr. Sardana S.K. &Ors. .. Respondents Mr. Niranjan Mogre, i/b. S.M.Gorwadkar,Advocate, for the applicant Mr.Sandeep Goyal i/b. M/s. Mulla &Mulla & C.BC,Advocates for the respondent Nos. 2 & 3. CORAM: J.H.BHATIA,J. DATE : 2nd August, 2011. P.C. 1. Heard. 2. Contempt Petition NO.131/2009 was dismissed in default for non- compliance of the conditional order dated 15.6.2009 which required completion of service on the respondents and filing of affidavit within two weeks. As a result, the Contempt Petition stood dismissed on 30.6.2009. The present application for restoration of that Contempt Petition is filed on 15.4.2011. Under the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act, cognizance of contempt can be taken by the Court within one year. In the present case, the petitioner has moved 2 CA-49-11.sxw this application for restoration of the Contempt Petition more than one year and nine months. In normal course also, after such a long time, cognizance could not be taken. In these circumstances, I find no valid reason to restore the Contempt Petition. Therefore, the application stands dismissed. (J.H.BHATIA,J.)