Bombay High Court
BHASKAR CHAGANRAO SURYWANSHIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The contempt petition stands disposed as the underlying interim order no longer exists.
Summary
The petitioner, Bhaskar Chaganrao Surywanshi, filed a contempt petition (No. 17 of 2009) alleging contempt of an interim order passed in writ petition WP/2713/2007. The High Court later disposed of the writ petition on 10 April 2014, effectively nullifying the interim order. The court examined whether the contempt petition could survive after the underlying order was no longer in force. It held that with the disposal of the writ petition, the basis of the contempt allegation vanished. Consequently, the contempt petition was dismissed as there was nothing left to adjudicate.
Issues considered
- Whether a contempt petition remains maintainable when the order alleged to be contemptuous has been vacated or the parent writ petition is disposed.
Subjects
- contempt of court
- interim order
- writ petition disposal
- High Court of Bombay
- jurisdiction
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:43382
1 906 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 17 OF 2009
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
906 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 17 OF 2009
IN WP/2713/2007
BHASKAR CHAGANRAO SURYWANSHI
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS
...
Adv. M. L. Paithane a/w Adv. Prajakta Misal h/f Adv. A. S.
Golegaonkar, Advocate for the Petitioner
Adv. M. N. Ghanekar, AGP for Respondents-State
Adv. U. B. Bondar, Advocate for Respondent No.4
...
CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND
VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ.
DATED : 22/09/2026
Order (Per Vaishali Patil-Jadhav, J. )
. The order of which the contempt is alleged was an interim
order passed in writ petition. Subsequently, this Court has
disposed of the writ petition vide order dated 10.04.2014.
2. In view of disposal of the writ petition itself, nothing survives
in the contempt petition and the same stands disposed of.
( VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, J. ) ( SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J. )
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