Smt Yamunabai Jeebhau Mali And Another v. The Additional Chief Secretary And Principal Secretary,

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CONTEMPT PETITION NO.533 OF 2014 IN WRIT PETITION NO.8875 OF 2013 Smt. Yamunabai Jeebhau Mali & Ors.

..Petitioners -VersusSwadhin Shatriya, The Additional Chief Secretary & Principal Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, & Ors.

..Respondents ...........

Mr. R. D. Soni i/b. Ram & Co. for the Petitioners. Mr. A. I. Patel, AGP, for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4. ...........

CORAM: A. S. OKA AND A. P. BHANGALE,JJ.

DATE :- 19th MARCH, 2015.

P.C.:

Order dated 23rd February, 2014 passed in terms of the order of this Court dated 24th September, 2013 was placed on record by the learned AGP on the last date. Today, he has tendered affidavit of Dr. Madhav Vitthal Veer, Deputy Secretary, Government of Maharashtra, Revenue and Forest Department. He has given reasons for the delay in complying with the orders of this Court. The delay was firstly on account of delay in receipt of the concerned file from the office of the Hon'ble Minister of 1/2

13.cp533.14.doc State for Revenue. Thereafter, due to imposition of President's Rule, no decision could be taken. The explanation for delay in the affidavit deserves to be accepted. The apology tendered by the officer deserves to be accepted. Hence, no case for initiating action under the Contempt of Courts Act is made out. The Contempt Petition is disposed of. (A. P. BHANGALE,J.) (A. S. OKA, J.) wadhwa 2/2