1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 304 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 1911 OF 2007 Office Notes,Office Memoranda of Coram,appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's orders CORAM : S.S. SHINDE, J. DATED : 14.09.2010 1. This contempt petition alleges violation and disobedience of order passed by the learned Division Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No. 1911 of 2007 dated 04.04.2007. In pursuant to the notice issued to the respondents, the respondents have filed affidavit in reply. In para 6 of the affidavit in reply, statement is made that caste claim of the petitioner has been decided by order dated 7th September, 2010. It is true that there is compliance of the order of the Division Bench, however, said compliance is not within stipulated period of six months from the date of passing of the order by the learned 2 Division Bench. Learned A.G.P. invited my attention to paras 5,6 & 7 and submitted that satisfactory explanation is given by the respondents for not taking the decision about the caste claim of the petitioner within stipulated period of six months as directed by the learned Division Bench. Learned A.G.P. further invited my attention to para 7 wherein unconditional apology is tendered by respondent No. 2 for not deciding the caste claim of the petitioner within six months from the date of passing of order by the learned Division Bench. 2. Taking into consideration the averments made in para 5,6 & 7 of the affidavit in reply, in my opinion, there is no willful disobedience or deliberate attempt on the part of the respondents in not deciding the caste claim of the petitioner within six months. Satisfactory explanation has been given in paras 5 to 7 for not deciding caste claim of the petitioner within six months from the date of passing of order by the learned Division Bench. 3 3. In the light of above, nothing survives further in this Contempt Petition for consideration. The Contempt Petition is dismissed. Notice discharged. [S.S. SHINDE,J.] snk/2010/SEP10/cp304.10