Bombay High Court

VITTHAL SHAMRAO PAWAR AND OTHERSversusAMOL YEDGE THE CHIE EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petitions were dismissed as the petitioners had already been given postings, leaving no relief to grant.

Summary

The petitioners Vijaykumar Tarachand Rathod and Vitthal Shamrao Pawar filed contempt petitions seeking that the Director of Information & Technology grant them postings. The respondent submitted a communication dated 19 September 2019 stating that postings would be made as per availability. The Court observed that the petitioners had already been given postings, rendering the petitions moot. Consequently, the Court held that there was no relief left to grant. The petitions were therefore disposed of without any order directing further action.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioners are entitled to be posted by the Director of Information & Technology
Whether the Court can compel the Director to grant postings
Whether the petitions are maintainable after postings have been given

Subjects

posting
contempt petition
writ petition
mootness
administrative law

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:44668-DB

                                                                      292.19CP+

                                                 1

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                          1 CONTEMPT PETITION NO.292 OF 2019
                            IN WRIT PETITION NO.10814 OF 2018

                              VIJAYKUMAR TARACHAND RATHOD
                                             VERSUS
                                         AMOL YEDGE
                             THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION &
                                         TECHNOLOGY
                                               ...
                            Advocate for Respondent : Mr.V.M.Chate
                                               ...
                                              WITH
                           CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 294 OF 2019
                            IN WRIT PETITION NO.10991 OF 2018
                                               …
                          VITTHAL SHAMRAO PAWAR AND OTHERS
                                            VERSUS
                                         AMOL YEDGE
                      THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY
                                               …
                             Advocate for respondent : Mr.V.M.Chate
                                               …

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

                                      DATE      :    28.09.2026
                 P.C. :


                 1]         Though the learned counsel for the petitioners

                 has been elevated as Judge of this Court, but the learned

                 counsel for the respondent placed on record communication

                 dated 19th September, 2019 mentioning that the petitioners

                 are given posting as per availability.
                                                      292.19CP+

                              2

2]         The petitions are for giving posting and since they

are given posting, nothing survives in these petitions and the

same stand disposed of.



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

DDC

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