1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CONTEMPT PETITION NO.314 OF 2009 IN WRIT PETITION NO.6474 OF 2009 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders Court’s or Judge’s Orders Mr.H.T.Gaikwad, learned counsel for petitioner. (CORAM : A.V.POTDAR, J.) DATE : 15th MARCH 2010 In this contempt petition, notices are yet to be issued on the respondents. It is brought to the notice of the earlier bench on 03/12/2009 that the order impugned is stayed by the Apex Court vide order dated 06/10/2009. Farad sheet dated 11/03/2010 further shows that the stay granted by the Apex Court dated 06/10/2009 is still in force and the matter is subjudiced before the Apex Court. The contempt petition is filed by the present petitioner as no effect is given to the order passed on 01/10/2009 in Writ Petition No.6474/2009 and it can not be as now the 2 matter is pending before the Apex Court, wherein stay is granted to the operation of the impugned order passed in Writ Petition No. 6474/2009. As the order for which violation, the present contempt petition is filed, is not in existence by virtue of the stay order passed by the Apex Court, the contempt petition became infructuous and stands disposed of accordingly. (A.V.POTDAR, J.) khs/MAR 2010/cp314-09