B. H. MARLAPALLE, J.:- This contempt petition arises from a reference made by Shri. A. S. Shivankar, learned Judge of the Family Court No.2 at Mumbai under Section 15(2) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (the Act for short).

2. In M.J. Petition No.A-397 of 2003, an application for interim maintenance was moved by the petitioner-wife on 17/4/2003 and the present respondent Mr. KKV. Kurup had appeared as an Advocate for the respondent no.1-husband. When the Maintenance Application was taken up for hearing, the respondent-husband filed a written application at Exh.16 and made allegations against the then learned Judge Shri. Palnitkar, who consequently requested the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, for transferring the case from his court. The respondent-husband again filed an application at Exh.17 on 3/1/2005 stating that he has received a phone call to the effect that on giving certain amount to the Presiding Judge of the Family Court favourable orders could be passed and, therefore, he made the allegations. This application at Exh.17 was sought to be withdrawn by a pursis at Exh.19 with a request not to transfer the application and to be heard by the same court. The applicat

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