1 cp322.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 322 OF 2011 IN REVISION PETITION NO.2001/ROR/Rev./P/61 Sakharam Sheshrao Ghawade, Age: 40 years, Occ: Agri., R/o. Malegaon (Madra), Tq. Georai, District Beed. ...PETITIONER VERSUS Jayeebai Sheshrao Ghawade, Age: 50 years, Occ: Household., R/o. Antarwali, Tq. Georai, Dist. Beed and others. ...RESPONDENTS ... Mr. S.V. Jadhav Patil, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. V.M. Chate, Advocate for respondent No.2. Mr. D.G. Nagode, Advocate for respondent No.3. Respondent No.1 served. ... CORAM: S.S. SHINDE, J. DATE : 27TH SEPTEMBER, 2011 PER COURT : . This Contempt Petition alleges disobedience/contempt of the order dated 23-07-2001 in Case No. 2001/ROR/Rev/P/61 passed by the Additional Commissioner, Aurangabad. 2 cp322.11 2. Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that, the respondents in the said proceedings before the Additional Commissioner, Aurangabad have executed the sale deed contrary to the directions given by the Additional Commissioner, Aurangabad and therefore, it amounts to willful disobedience/contempt of the order passed by the Additional Commissioner, Aurangabad. 3. Learned Counsel appearing for the respective respondents submits that, the order passed by the Additional Commissioner, Aurangabad is on 23-07-2001. This Contempt Petition is filed on 25-07-2011. According to them, the contempt petition is hit by provisions of Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 and same cannot be entertained. Learned Counsel further submits that, the petitioner was well aware about the execution of such sale deed in the year 2002 itself since the certified copy of the sale deed was applied by the petitioner on 14-05-2002, as it 3 cp322.11 is apparent from the receipt of payment to the Government Treasury for obtaining such sale deed. In that view of the matter, the Counsel for the respondents would submit that, the contempt petition may be dismissed. 4. I have given due consideration to the rival submissions. Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 reads thus : "20. Limitation for actions for contempt.- No Court shall initiate any proceedings for contempt, either on its own motion or otherwise, after the expiry of a period of one year from the date on which the contempt is alleged to have been committed." 5. Even if the petitioner's contention is considered that the petitioner was not aware about such execution of the sale deed till recently, such contention is falsified by the receipt which is placed on record by the petitioner himself 4 cp322.11 which clearly shows that, the petitioner did apply for certified copy of the sale deed on 31-05-2002. 6. In that view of the matter, the contempt petition which is beyond the time prescribed under the provisions of Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, same cannot be considered and same stands dismissed. Notice stands discharged. [S.S. SHINDE, J.] sut/SEP11