Bombay High Court

AU Small Finance Bank LtdversusThe State of Maharashtra

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

Holding

Since the respondents have agreed to hand over possession, the contempt petition is no longer maintainable and is disposed.

Summary

The petitioner, AU Small Finance Bank Ltd, filed a contempt petition alleging that the State of Maharashtra authorities had failed to hand over possession of a property despite a prior court order dated 16/09/2025. The court noted that the respondent's Advocate General indicated that possession would be handed over the next day with police assistance. Given this compliance, the court found that the purpose of the contempt petition was satisfied. Consequently, the petition was deemed no longer maintainable. The contempt petition was therefore disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether the contempt petition remains maintainable when the respondents have now agreed to comply with the earlier court order to hand over possession.

Subjects

contempt of court
possession
compliance with court order
banking
state authority

Judgment

                               1                 1011 cp 12-26

             IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                        BENCH AT AURANGABAD

             1011 CONT. PETITION NO. 12 OF 2026
                       IN WP/7920/2025
                 AU SMALL FINANCE BANK LTD
                             VERSUS
                 THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
                                ...
Mr. Jajoo Mukul Vijaykumar, Advocate for the Petitioner
Mr. S. P. Sonpawale, AGP for Respondent-State
                                ….
                      CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND
                                 ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                      DATED : 28/01/2026
P. C. :

1.           Under the order of this Court dated 16/09/2025 passed in
Writ Petition No. 7920 of 2025, the respondents- authorities were
directed to cooperate in handing over possession to the petitioner
bank.          The grievance raised in the present contempt petition is
that, despite the said directions, the respondent authorities did not
take steps to hand over possession.
2.           Learned AGP, on instructions, submits that the possession is
scheduled for tomorrow and that the respondents - authorities
shall provide police aid and the concerned authorities are ready to
hand over possession to the petitioner.
3.           In view of the above, the purpose of filing the present
contempt petition stands satisfied and nothing survives therein.
Accordingly, the contempt petition stands disposed of.




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

VS Maind/-

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