1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 68 OF 2009 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 2471 OF 2007 Annasaheb s/o. Kachru Lokhande, R/o. at Post Khed (Nagar), Tq. Karjat, District Ahmednagar. ....Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through Secretary, Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai & others. ....Respondents. Shri. A.N. Kakade, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri. S.K. Kadam, A.G.P. for the respondents 1 and 3. CORAM : R.K. DESHPANDE, J. DATE : 7th November, 2009 PER COURT : 1. This petition complains about disobedience of the judgment and order dated 12th March 2008 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No. 2471 of 2007. By this order, the respondent Deputy Director of Education, Pune Region, Pune was directed to decide the appeal within a period of three months from the date of appearance of the petitioner. 2 The appeal was not decided within stipulated period and therefore, this contempt petition has been filed. Shri. Kadam, the learned A.G.P. makes a statement that the appeal has been decided on 4th February 2009, however, there is some delay caused in deciding the same. 2. In view of above, there is no case for taking cognizance of the contempt. Contempt petition is, therefore, dropped. Petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. [ R.K. DESHPANDE, J. ] ssc/cp68.09