Bombay High Court
Kavita Yogesh BehlversusShobha Kishore Kadam
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The contempt petitions and the related writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
Several writ petitions were filed by different petitioners against various respondents, seeking relief that was ultimately dismissed by the trial court and upheld by the Supreme Court. In response, the petitioners filed contempt petitions alleging non‑compliance with the court's orders. The petitioners, however, chose not to pursue the contempt petitions after the Supreme Court’s affirmation of the dismissal of the writ petitions. Justice Arun R. Pedneker, hearing the matter, ordered that all contempt petitions and the associated writ petitions be dismissed as withdrawn. Consequently, any interim applications filed in these matters were also deemed to have no further existence and were disposed of. The order effectively closed all pending proceedings in the batch of cases.
Issues considered
- Whether the contempt petitions should proceed when the underlying writ petitions have been dismissed and the dismissal upheld by the Supreme Court
Subjects
- contempt
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- dismissal
- High Court
- Supreme Court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CONTEMPT PETITION NO.216 OF 2025
IN
BHALCHANDRA WRIT PETITION NO. 17959 OF 2024
GOPAL
DUSANE
Digitally signed by
BHALCHANDRA
GOPAL DUSANE
Date: 2026.08.20
11:55:41 +0530
Kavita Yogesh Behl .... Petitioner
Vs.
Shobha Kishore Kadam .... Respondent
WITH
CONTEMPT PETITION NO.220 OF 2025
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 17956 OF 2024
Shamrao Hiraman Fuge .... Petitioner
Vs.
Shivajirao Ganpatrao Kadam .... Respondent
WITH
CONTEMPT PETITION NO.219 OF 2025
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 17958 OF 2024
Kavita Yogesh Behl .... Petitioner
Vs.
Chhaya Shivajirao Kadam .... Respondent
WITH
CONTEMPT PETITION NO.221 OF 2025
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 17957 OF 2024
Rajesh Mangesh Behl .... Petitioner
Vs.
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Rajshree Sudhir Kadam .... Respondent
Mr. Niranjan Bhavake a/w Ms. Vaishnavi i/b Bhavake & Associates for
Petitioners.
Mr. Girish Godbole, Senior Advocate i/b Mr. Kaustubh Thipsay for
Respondents.
CORAM : ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J.
DATE : 18th August 2026
P.C. :
1. Learned counsel does not press the Contempt Petitions in view of the
dismissal of the Writ Petition, which order has been upheld by the Supreme
Court.
2. All Contempt Petitions and Writ Petitions are dismissed as withdrawn.
3. In view of dismissal of the Contempt Petitions and Writ Petitions,
Interim Applications, if any, do not survive, the same are also disposed of.
[ ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J. ]
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