1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2648 OF 2009 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3356 OF 2008 The State of Maharashtra and others ..Applicants versus Bhaskar Shamrao Bhosale and others ..Respondents/ Orig. Petitioner in Writ petition Mr. C.R. Sonawane, AGP for Applicants Mr.G.M. Savagave for for the petitioners CORAM : D. D. SINHA & A. A. SAYED , JJ. DATED : JANUARY 19, 2010. P.C. 1 Heard learned Counsel for the parties. The learned AGP filed civil application for extension of time. Considered the contentions canvassed by the respondent Counsel, the following facts are not in dispute. This Court disposed of the the writ petition No.3356 of 2008 vide order dated 11th November, 2008. While disposing of the writ petition, the directions were given to decide the appeal filed by the respondents before the Divisional Social Welfare Officer within a period of three months from the date of communication of this order. It is brought to the notice of this Court 2 that the said order was received by the authority on 19th November, 2008. However, till this date the appeal of the respondents has not been finally decided by the Divisional Social Welfare Officer. It is also brought to the notice of this Court that the respondents have also initiated contempt proceedings against the Divisional Social Welfare Officer under the provisions of the Contempt of Court Act. Even, then the said authority has failed to decide the appeal of the petitioner. 2 In the backdrop of the above referred fact, the time within which the the appeal of the petitioners was required to be decided by the Social Welfare Officer has expired long time ago and there are no cogent reasons placed before us for grant of extension of time. In the circumstances, Civil Application is dismissed. (D. D. SINHA, J.) ( A. A. SAYED, J.)