Bombay High Court

ARJUN SHILANATH GANGARDEversusAJIT BALASAHEB KUMBHAR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The contempt petition was dismissed as nothing survived in it.

Summary

Arjun Shilanath Gangarde filed a contempt petition (No. 116 of 2020) challenging his transfer in 2019 by the Chief Executive Officer, Ajit Balasaheb Kumbhar. The petitioner sought time to take instructions, but the Court observed that the transfer order was several years old and that subsequent transfers may have occurred. Consequently, the Court found that the petition no longer had any surviving basis. The judges held that the petition could not proceed and ordered its disposal. The petition was therefore dismissed as there was nothing left to adjudicate.

Issues considered

Whether a contempt petition challenging a transfer order remains maintainable after the passage of time and possible subsequent transfers

Subjects

contempt
transfer
petition disposal
limitation
procedural

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:37465-DB

                                                                        116.20CP

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                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                          904 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 116 OF 2020
                                    IN WP/11661/2019

                            ARJUN SHILANATH GANGARDE
                                          VERSUS
                 AJIT BALASAHEB KUMBHAR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                              ...
                       Advocate for the petitioner : Mr.Satyajit Pawar
                                    h/f.Mr.M.S.Bhosale
                         AGP for Respondent-State : Mr.N.B.Patil
                                              …
                                   CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE &
                                                  VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,JJ.

                                     DATE     :    18.08.2026
                 P.C. :


                             Though the learned counsel for the petitioner

                 seeks time to take instructions, but on going through the

                 order under contempt it appears that it is in respect of

                 transfer of the petitioner in the year 2019. As such, by

                 passage of time, there might be subsequent transfers also. As

                 such, nothing survives in this Contempt Petition and the

                 same stands disposed of.




                 [VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV]            [SANDIPKUMAR C.MORE]
                         JUDGE                           JUDGE


                 DDC

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