Bombay High Court

SHRI CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI EDUCATION SOCIETY, HATRALA THROUGH SECRETARY SAMBHAJI MANIKRAO BIRADARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: SANDIPKUMAR C MORE ABASAHEB D SHINDE

Holding

The petition is disposed as there is nothing surviving after the proposal was decided.

Summary

The petitioner, Chhatrapati Shivaji Education Society, filed a contempt petition against the State of Maharashtra. The petition arose from a proposal that had already been decided by the court. The High Court examined whether any aspect of the petition survived the earlier decision. It held that, because the proposal was finally decided, there was no remaining ground for contempt. Accordingly, the court disposed of the petition.

Issues considered

Whether any aspect of the contempt petition survives after the underlying proposal has been decided

Subjects

contempt
petition disposed
high court
preliminary objection

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:19071-DB


                                           1                 957 cp 118-16

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                957 CONT. PETITION NO. 118 OF 2016
                                        IN WP/10575/2012

             SHRI CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI EDUCATION SOCIETY, HATRALA
                THROUGH SECRETARY SAMBHAJI MANIKRAO BIRADAR
                                        VERSUS
                      THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                           ...
            Mr. Simon Awhad h/f Mr. Gunale V. D., Advocate for the Petitioner
            Ms. M. N. Ghanekar, AGP for Respondent-State
                                           ….

                                        CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND
                                                ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.

                                        DATED : 28/04/2026
            P. C. :

                         The proposal of the petitioner has already been decided. In
            view of the same, nothing survives in this contempt petition and it
            stands disposed of.




            ( ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. )              ( SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J. )

            VS Maind/-

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