Bombay High Court

UTTAM KARBHARI GOLWADversusS D GOLAIT AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: SANDIPKUMAR C MORE VAISHALI PATIL JADHAV

Holding

The Court held that the Scrutiny Committee must decide the pending tribe claim within eight weeks, thereby disposing of the contempt petition.

Summary

The petitioner, Uttam Karbhari Golwad, filed a contempt petition alleging that the Scrutiny Committee, Nashik, had unduly delayed deciding his tribe claim. No counsel appeared for the petitioner. The State, represented by the Additional Government Pleader, informed the Court that the claim was still pending and would be decided within eight weeks as per instructions from the Committee’s Law Officer. The Court recorded this statement as an undertaking and directed the Committee to render its decision within eight weeks from the date of the order. Consequently, the contempt petition was disposed of, with the Court’s direction serving as the remedy for the alleged contempt.

Issues considered

Whether the delay in deciding the petitioner’s tribe claim by the Scrutiny Committee amounts to contempt of court

Subjects

contempt of court
tribal claim
administrative delay
High Court
Scrutiny Committee

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:25977-DB

                                                                      932.cp.258.2019



                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                          932 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 258 OF 2019
                                    IN WP/1229/2018

                                        Uttam Karbhari Golwad
                                               VERSUS
                                        S. D. Golait And Others

                   __________________________________________________________
                   Adv. Jadhavar Pratap V. for the Petitioner - Absent
                   Ms. U. S. Bhosale, AGP for State
                   __________________________________________________________


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

                                     DATE       : 2nd JULY, 2026

                   PER COURT :


                   1.             None appears for the petitioner.

                   2.             The direction was issued to respondent -

                   Scrutiny Committee, Nashik, to decide the tribe claim of

                   the petitioner.

                   3.             Learned AGP, on instructions, submits that the

                   tribe claim of the petitioner is still pending before the

                   Scrutiny Committee and that the same shall be decided

                   within a period of eight (08) weeks, as per the instructions

                   received from the concerned Law Officer of the said

                   Committee.

                   Komal Kamble                                                1/2
                                                      932.cp.258.2019



4.             We   record   the   said   statement      as      an

undertaking to this Court and dispose of the present

petition with a further direction to respondent - Scrutiny

Committee, Nashik, to decide the pending tribe claim of

the petitioner within a period of eight (08) weeks from the

date of this order.




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




Komal Kamble                                                   2/2

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