Bombay High Court

DATTARAYA GOKUL JADHAVversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The contempt petition stands disposed as there is nothing left to enforce following the disposal of the underlying appeal.

Summary

The petitioner filed a contempt petition challenging a district court order dated 12 March 2013, which had been the subject of a writ petition that the High Court had earlier disposed of on 3 September 2013, granting a status‑quo and directing the appeal to be decided within nine months. The respondent argued that the regular civil appeal (No. 62 of 2013) had subsequently been disposed of by the district judge. The High Court observed that, with the disposal of the underlying appeal, there was no longer any operative order to be disobeyed, and therefore the contempt petition could not survive. Consequently, the court held that the contempt petition stands disposed. The petition was dismissed without any further order.

Issues considered

Whether a contempt petition remains maintainable after the disposal of the underlying civil appeal and the order it sought to enforce

Subjects

contempt
writ petition
civil appeal
status quo
disposal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:43081

                                                                          150.2014CP

                                               1

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                          15 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 150 OF 2014
                                   IN WP/2466/2013

                                     Dattaraya Gokul Jadhav
                                             VERSUS
                              The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                                                 ...
                 Mr. Ingale V.V., Advocate for the Petitioner
                 Mr. Rajdeep D. Raut, AGP for Respondent/State
                 Mr. Patil Indrale A.V., Advocate for Respondent nos.4 to 7
                                                 ...
                                      CORAM : VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,J.

                                     DATE      :    21.09.2026

                 P.C. :


                 1.         Writ   Petition   was    filed   by   the   petitioner
                 challenging the order dated 12.03.2013 passed by the
                 District Judge-1 below Exhibit - 5 in Regular Civil Appeal
                 No.62 of 2013. This Court disposed of the Writ Petition on
                 03.09.2013 granting status-quo with further direction to
                 decide the Appeal within nine months.
                 2.         Learned Advocate for respondent nos.4 to 7
                 submits that subsequently, Regular Civil Appeal No.62 of
                 2013 is disposed of by the District Judge-1.
                 3.         In view of the same, nothing survives in the
                 contempt petition and the same stands disposed of.




                                               [VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV]
                                                        JUDGE
                 sga

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