1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CONTEMPT PETITION NO.151 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO.8189 OF 2009 WITH CONTEMPT PETITION NO.152 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO.8276 OF 2009 WITH CONTEMPT PETITION NO.153 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO.658 OF 2010 WITH CONTEMPT PETITION NO.154 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO.8190 OF 2009 WITH CONTEMPT PETITION NO.155 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO.8191 OF 2009 WITH CONTEMPT PETITION NO.156 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO.7301 OF 2009 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders Court’s or Judge’s Orders Mr.G.R.Syed, learned counsel for petitioner in all the petitions. Mr.N.N.Jadhav, learned AGP for respondent State in CP No.151/2010 & CP No.154/2010 Mr.V.G.Shelke, learned counsel for respondent State in CP No.152/2010 & CP No.155/2010 Mr.B.V.Wagh, learned AGP for respondent 2 State in CP No.153/2010 & CP No.156/2010 (CORAM : A.V.POTDAR, J.) DATE : 06/05/2010 As all these contempt petitions arises out of the common order passed by the Division Bench of this Court dated 23/02/2010, hence all these contempt petitions to be disposed of by one common order. Heard learned counsel for petitioners in all the petitions, as well as respective AGP’s appearing in these contempt petitions. Vide common order dated 23/02/2010 in WP No.7301/2009, 8167/2009, 8189/2009, 8190/2009, 8191/2009, 8276/2009, 658/2010, it is observed that, “we dispose of these petitions by setting aside the impugned decision and instead direct the first respondent to re-consider the proposals of the petitioner afresh from the stage of receipt of re-scrutiny report in terms of communication dated 20/05/2009 in accordance with law. Respondent no.1 shall take final decision in the matter, as expeditiously as possible and in any case within four weeks from today keeping in 3 mind that new academic year would commence from June-2010. All questions are left open. All these petitions are disposed of accordingly.” All these contempt petitions are filed by respective petitioners on 19/04/2010, as according to them, till the date of filing of these contempt petitions, they have not received any communication from the first respondent i.e. Secretary, Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai. Circulation was taken in all these contempt petitions on 03/05/2010. At that time, statement was made by the learned AGP appearing in these contempt petitions that some decision is taken in these matters by the Education Department by the State of Maharashtra. However, the communication is yet to be received. On 4th May 2010, the communication by fax message dated 22/03/2010 about the decision in the proposal was shown by the respective learned AGP’s to this Court and today they have filed affidavit in all these contempt petitions, which are taken on record. 4 In this light, read the affidavit in reply filed in all these contempt petitions. It is stated in the affidavit in reply that the proposals filed by the respective petitioners, the Education Department has taken decision and accordingly their proposals were rejected and these rejection of proposals were informed to the respective petitioners vide communication dated 22/03/2010. The copy of the fax message of this communication sent to each of the petitioner is annexed with the affidavit in reply. As the directions given by the Division Bench of this Court on 23/02/2010 to decide the proposals within the period of 4 weeks are complied, as it appears from the communication dated 23/03/2010, annexed with the respective affidavit in reply that the proposals were decided within the period of 4 weeks. In the premise, these contempt petitions sans any merit, hence stands dismissed. No order as to costs. (A.V.POTDAR, J.) khs/MAY 2010/cp-151-10