1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 7826 OF 2009 Sharad Vimukta Girha Nirman Sanstha Deolali,Aurangabad through its Chief Promotor. .... PETITIONER V E R S U S The State of Maharashtra & another .... RESPONDENTS Mr.A.S.Golegaonkar, Advocate for applicant. Mrs.A.V.Gondhalekar, Additional Govt. Pleader for State. CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE : 08/04/2010 PER COURT : 1. The Division Bench of this Court while disposing of the petition at paragraph no. 6 had directed the Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department to submit the compliance report in the registry of this Court within 10 weeks. The directions issued by the Division Bench of this Court at paragraph no. 6 of the Order dated 11/1/2010 are reproduced below : “ The Secretary, Revenue and Forests Department shall submit compliance report in the Registry of this Court within specified time, failing which the office shall place the matter for directions on expiry of ten weeks from today for initiation of suo motu contempt action against the Secretary and/or any 2 other person (s) involved in the process of decision making in respect of the petitioner’s proposal ”. 2. By virtue of the aforesaid order, the Division Bench had directed that failure to submit the report would entail serious consequence and the registry was directed to place this petition before the Court to take sue motu contempt action. This petition was accordingly listed before us on 25/3/2010 and at the request of the learned Assistant Govt. Pleader, the matter came to be adjourned for 8/4/2010. This petition is accordingly listed before us for compliance of the directions issued by this Court at paragraph no. 6 of the order adverted to above. 3. Undisputedly, directions issued by the Division Bench of this Court have not been complied with. In the sense that the Secretary, Revenue and Forests Department has not submitted the compliance report within the stipulated period. In that light of the matter, therefore, notice be issued to the Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department as to why action under the Contempt of Court Act should not be initiated for failure to comply with the directions of this Court at paragraph no. 6 of the order. Notice returnable within four weeks. [ S.V.GANGAPURWALA ] [ P.V.HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 7826.10 3