Bombay High Court

DATTU HILAL WANKHEDE AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The contempt petition was disposed of as there was no longer any surviving ground for relief.

Summary

The petitioners filed a contempt petition arising from a prior order. Respondent No.3 filed an affidavit stating that the contempt order had been complied with, and this was confirmed by the petitioners' counsel. The court examined the affidavit and the confirmation, finding that there was no longer any ground for the contempt petition. Consequently, the court held that nothing remained to be adjudicated. The petition was therefore disposed of.

Issues considered

What is the status of the contempt petition after the respondent claims compliance with the contempt order?

Subjects

contempt
writ petition
compliance
disposal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:38809

                                                                          111.23CP

                                                1

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                          908 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 111 OF 2013
                               IN WRIT PETITION NO.8312/2012

                              DATTU HILAL WANKHEDE & OTHERS
                                               VERSUS
                            THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & OTHERS
                                                  ...
                          Advocate for the petitioners : Mr.Kalyan Patil h/f.
                                          Mr.S.R.Barlinge
                           AGP for Respondent-State : Mrs.U.S.Bhosale
                                                  …
                                        CORAM : VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,J.

                                      DATE      :   25.08.2026


                 P.C. :


                 1]           The affidavit-in-reply is filed by the respondent

                 no.3 stating that the order under contempt is complied with

                 and the same is confirmed by learned Advocate Mr.Kalyan

                 Patil holding for Advocate Mr.S.R.Barlinge for the petitioner.

                 2]           In view of the same, nothing survives in the

                 present Petition and the same stands disposed of.



                                               [VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV]
                                                      JUDGE
                 DDC

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