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Bombay High Court

Shamrao Hiraman FugeversusShivajirao Ganpatrao Kadam

Decided
Disposal
Disposed Off

Holding

Since the writ petition was dismissed and the Supreme Court upheld that dismissal, the related contempt petitions were dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

The Bombay High Court dismissed several contempt petitions that were filed in conjunction with writ petitions challenging a lower court order. The writ petitions had been dismissed, and the Supreme Court upheld that dismissal. Consequently, the court held that there was no basis to proceed with the contempt proceedings and ordered all the contempt petitions to be dismissed as withdrawn. It also noted that any interim applications related to these petitions would not survive and were likewise disposed of. The order was pronounced by Justice Arun R. Pedneker on 18 August 2026.

Issues considered

  • Whether the contempt petitions should be entertained after the writ petitions were dismissed and that dismissal upheld by the Supreme Court

Subjects

  • contempt of court
  • writ petition
  • withdrawn petition
  • High Court
  • Supreme Court
  • procedural dismissal

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

                      Kavita Yogesh Behl             ....    Petitioner
GOPAL DUSANE
Date: 2026.08.20
11:55:41 +0530

                                 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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