[Civil Appeal No. 210 of 2013 Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.4100 of 2009]. [W.P.(C) No.53 of 2009 C.A. @ S.L.P. (C) No.4100 of 2009]. This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment and order passed by the High Court of Judicature of Bombay at Goa in Contempt Appeal No.1 of 2006, dated 24.08.2007. By the impugned judgment and order, the High Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the appellant and confirmed the order passed by the learned Single Judge of High Court in Criminal Writ Petition No. 1 of 2006, dated 17.07.2006, wherein certain observations were made while discharging the contempt notice issued to the appellant. The appellant before us is the District and Sessions Judge, North Goa at Panaji-Goa. For certain acts and omissions said to have been committed by her, the learned Single Judge of the High Court had initiated proceedings for civil contempt by issuing notice dated 15.06.2006. Vide order dated 17.07.2006, the learned Single Judge had discharged the contempt proceedings and directed the Registrar General of the High Court to initiate appropriate disciplinary proceedings against the appellant. The aforesaid direction was issued after discharge of the contempt proceedings. The same was questioned by the appellant before the Division Bench of the High Court in Contempt Appeal No.1 of 2006. The Division Bench by impugned judgment and order concurred with the observations made by the learned Single Judge and further clarified that the said directions issued imply that the Registrar General of the High Court must seek appropriate directions from the competent authority in respect of any disciplinary proceedings required to be initiated against the appellant and that the order did not disclose any aspect regarding finality of disciplinary proceedings.
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