1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CONTEMPT PETITION NO.270 OF 2010 IN APPEAL FROM ORDER NO.972 OF 2008 IN CONTEMPT PETITION NO.158 OF 2009 Shyamsunder R. Agarwal .... Petitioner Vs. Abasaheb Jarad & Ors. .... Respondents Shri Sandesh D. Patil for the Petitioner. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: JUNE 23, 2010 P.C: By this petition, the petitioner raises a grievance that in spite of orders by this Court in Contempt Petition No.158 of 2009, decided on 4-8-2009, the Collector has not yet proceeded to decide the matter so far. Since no time limit was fixed by this Court, it will not be appropriate to prima facie hold that the Collector has committed any contempt. However, the Collector should realise that even if no time limit is fixed, the authority is required to decide the proceedings within a reasonable time. He should also realise that since August, 2 2009 till today, almost ten months have passed but no orders have been passed and, therefore, he should decide the proceedings pending before him as expeditiously as possible and in any event by 30th September, 2010. Petition disposed of. (R.C. CHAVAN, J.)