Bombay High Court

U G C QUALIFIED JUNIOR COLLEGE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT G B KADAMversusSAURABH VIJAY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPT MUMBAI AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The court held that the order under contempt had been complied with, and therefore the contempt petition stands disposed of.

Summary

The UGC Qualified Junior College Teachers Association, through its President G B Kadam, filed a contempt petition (No.150 of 2020) against Saurabh Vijay and the Principal Secretary of the Higher and Technical Education Department, Mumbai. The petition alleged non‑compliance with a prior order. The learned Additional Government Pleader for the respondent submitted an affidavit stating that the order under contempt had been complied with by deciding the petitioner’s proposal and that this compliance was communicated to the petitioner. The court examined the affidavit and found the compliance satisfactory. Consequently, the court disposed of the contempt petition, granting no relief to the petitioner.

Issues considered

Whether the order alleged to be in contempt was complied with by the respondents
Whether the contempt petition should be dismissed on the basis of compliance

Subjects

contempt of court
higher education
UGC
association
petition disposed

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:37466-DB

                                                                          150.20CP

                                                1

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                          908 CONTEMPT PETITION NO.150 OF 2020
                                    IN WP/3019/2018

                        U.G.C.QUALIFIED JUNIOR COLLEGE TEACHERS
                      ASSOCIATION THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT G B KADAM
                                         VERSUS
                                      SAURABH VIJAY
                      THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HIGHER AND TECHNICAL
                           EDUCATION DEPT MUMBAI AND OTHERS

                                               ...
                          AGP for Respondent-State : Mr.Rajdeep D. Raut
                                               …

                                      CORAM :       SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE &
                                                    VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,JJ.

                                      DATE      :   18.08.2026
                 P.C. :


                 1]           None for the petitioner. However, the learned AGP

                 by pointing out affidavit-in-reply submits that the order

                 under contempt is complied with by deciding proposal of the

                 petitioner and it was also communicated to the petitioner.

                 2]           In view of the same, the Contempt Petition stands

                 disposed of.



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

                 DDC

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