1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR BENCH, JAIPUR O R D E R S.B. CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION No.896/2009 in S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION No.2495/2003 Chandar Shekhar Prasai & Ors. v/s Shri C.K. Methew & Ors. DATE OF ORDER ::: NOVEMBER 11, 2009 P R E S E N T HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NARENDRA KUMAR JAIN Shri Dharmendra Pareek, for the petitioners. BY THE COURT : Heard learned counsel for the petitioners. The petitioners have preferred this contempt petition for disobedience of the order of this court passed way back on 4.5.2004. As per section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, it is prescribed that no court shall initiate any proceedings of contempt, either on its own motion or otherwise, after the expiry of a period of one year from the date on which the contempt is alleged to have been committed. The submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that in similar matters the State had preferred 2 special appeal before the Division Bench, therefore, he did not prefer contempt petition earlier. However, he does not dispute that no appeal was preferred before the Division Bench, in his matter. He further submits that he gave notice for compliance of the order on 23.9.2008 but he is unable to explain the delay in between the date of order i.e. 4.5.2004 till 23.9.2008. The contempt petition has been preferred before this court now on 15.5.2009. In view of the above, it is clear that this contempt petition has been preferred after expiry of a period of one year as prescribed u/s 20 of the Act of 1971 and even otherwise it is highly belated. Therefore, I am not inclined to initiate contempt proceedings for disobedience of the order of this court passed way back on 4.5.2004. Consequently, this contempt petition is dismissed. (Narendra Kumar Jain),J. Chauhan/