1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 45 OF 2003 IN CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 289 OF 2001 Ratnakar Gaikwad (Ex-Commissioner), P.M. C. .......Applicant. versus Jaya Krishna Shetty & Ors......... Respondents. Mr. R.S. Khadapkar i/b R.G. Ketkar for the Applicant CORAM; A.P. DESHPANDE, J. DATED; 27TH AUGUST, 2008. P.C.: 1. The present applicant who happens to be an erstwhile Commissioner of Pune Municipal Corporation, is presently posted as Commissioner at MMRDA. The Applicant is original respondent no.2 in a Contempt Petition which is pending. The alleged contempt relates to the period when the applicant was working as Commissioner of Pune Municipal Corporation. In view of change of assignment as referred to hreinabove, a prayer 2 is made for granting exemption to the applicant from appearing on all the dates in the Contempt Petition. The Applicant stands exempted from appearing in the Contempt Petition. However, it is made clear that he shall attend and remain present in the court at the time of final hearing of the Contempt Petition. Liberty to file application for exemption even at the time of final hearing as and when the matter would be listed. Civil Application stands disposed of. (A.P. DESHPANDE, J.)