Bombay High Court

BHUSAWAL MUNICIPAL PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION BHUSAWAL THR PRESIDENT SURESH LAXMAN PATILversusANIL JAGTAP, CHIEF EX OFFICER BHUSAWAL MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND ORS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The contempt petition is disposed as nothing survives in view of the Supreme Court's modification and the petitioner's inactivity.

Summary

The petitioners, represented by the President of the Bhusawal Municipal Pensioners Association, filed a contempt petition challenging an order of the High Court. The Supreme Court, in an order dated 8 July 2014, modified the original contempt order. The petitioners failed to pursue the matter after 2013. Considering the Supreme Court's modification and the petitioners' inactivity, the High Court found that no issue remained for adjudication. Consequently, the contempt petition was disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether the contempt petition remains maintainable after the Supreme Court modified the original contempt order
Whether the petitioner's failure to prosecute the petition after 2013 warrants dismissal of the contempt petition

Subjects

contempt of court
Supreme Court modification
petitioner's inactivity
municipal corporation
judicial disposal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:42239

                                                                         291.12CP

                                                1

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                          907 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 291 OF 2012
                             IN WRIT PETITION NO.3299 OF 2009

                            THE PRESIDENT, SURESH LAXMAN PATIL,
                       BHUSAWAL MUNICIPAL PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION
                                           BHUSAWAL
                                            VERSUS
                     ANIL JAGTAP, CHIEF EX-OFFICER BHUSAWAL MUNICIPAL
                                       COUNCIL & OTHERS
                                                ...
                            AGP for Respondent-State : Mr.G.A.Kulkarni
                                                …
                                       CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE &
                                                    VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,JJ.

                                       DATE     :   10.09.2026


                 ORDER : [PER : VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,J.]


                 1]           The order under contempt was subsequently
                 challenged in the Apex Court and the Apex Court, by its
                 order dated 8th July, 2014, has modified the order under
                 contempt.

                 2]           Otherwise also, the petitioner has not taken pain
                 in prosecuting the matter after 2013.

                 3]           In view of subsequent development, nothing
                 survives in the present Contempt Petition and the same
                 stands disposed of.




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

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