Bombay High Court

Dr Babasaheb MundheversusB Venugopal Reddy IAS

Decided: 18 August 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The Court held that there was substantive compliance with its earlier orders, and therefore the contempt petition stands disposed.

Summary

Dr. Babasaheb Mundhe filed a contempt petition (No. 143 of 2026) arising from Writ Petition No. 12271 of 2022 against B. Venugopal Reddy, IAS. The High Court had earlier issued orders directing the State Government’s Higher and Technical Education Department to take certain actions. The Attorney General for the State placed on record a government resolution dated 06‑08‑2026 showing compliance with those orders. The Court examined the resolution, found that the orders had been substantively complied with, and held that further adjudication of the contempt proceedings was unnecessary. Consequently, the contempt petition was disposed of without any cost.

Issues considered

Whether the respondent had committed contempt by failing to comply with the Court's earlier orders in Writ Petition No. 12271 of 2022
Whether the government resolution dated 06‑08‑2026 constitutes sufficient compliance to discharge the contempt petition

Subjects

contempt of court
compliance with court order
government resolution
higher education
civil procedure

Judgment

                                                                                                 503_CP_143_2026.DOC


                      Prasad
                                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                                CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                                CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 143 OF 2026
                                                              IN
                                                 WRIT PETITION NO. 12271 OF 2022

                               Dr Babasaheb Mundhe                                    ...Petitioner
                                     Versus
                               B Venugopal Reddy IAS                                  ...Respondent
                                                                  _________

                               Mr. Jagdish Gangadarrao Aradwad Reddy, for Petitioner.
                               Mr. Rajendra Anbhule, for Respondent No.4 – Savitribai Phule Pune University.
                               Mr. A.R. Deolekar, AGP for Respondent – State.
                                                               _________


                                                                 CORAM:        G. S. KULKARNI &
                                                                               DR. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ.
                                                                 DATE:         18 AUGUST 2026.

                               P.C.

                               1.     Not on Board. Upon mentioning, taken on Production Board.

                               2.     Learned AGP has placed on record the Government Resolution dated

                               06.08.2026 passed by the State Government, Higher and Technical Education

                               Department, Mantralaya Mumbai, in compliance of the orders passed by this

                               Court. The same is taken on record and marked ‘X’ for identification purpose.

                               3.     There is substantive compliance of the orders passed by this Court. Further

                               adjudication of the present contempt proceedings is not called for. Accordingly,

                               the Contempt Petition stands disposed of. No cost.




                               (DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J.)                                (G. S. KULKARNI, J.)

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Date: 2026.08.18
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