Bombay High Court

KISAN DNYANODAY MANDAL GUDHES DR. UTTAMRAO MAHAJAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING THR PRESIDENTversusTHE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The contempt petition was disposed of as its purpose had been fulfilled.

Summary

The petitioner, Kisan Dnyanoday Mandal Gudhes Dr. Uttamrao Mahajan Institute of Engineering, filed a contempt petition seeking approval for conducting an engineering course. The petition alleged that the respondents, including the Union of India, had failed to grant the required approval. During the pendency of the petition, the institution obtained the necessary approval, rendering the purpose of the contempt proceeding moot. The court observed that the contempt petition had not been circulated after 15 April 2013 and that the objective of the petition had been achieved. Consequently, the court disposed of the contempt petition without further orders.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate course of action when a contempt petition's underlying purpose has been fulfilled during its pendency?

Subjects

contempt
institutional approval
engineering education
high court
petition disposal

Judgment

                                (1)
                                                    3 CP-315.2012.odt
     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                BENCH AT AURANGABAD
            3 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 315 OF 2012
                     IN WP/8092/2011

  KISAN DNYANODAY MANDAL GUDHES DR. UTTAMRAO
 MAHAJAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING THR PRESIDENT
                     VERSUS
          THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS
                                  …
      Mr. Y.V. Gandhe, Advocate holding for Mr. P.D. Bachate,
                    Advocate for the petitioner.
             Mr. N.B. Patil, A.G.P. for respondent-State.
                           ...
                 CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND
                         VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ.

                 DATED : 7 SEPTEMBER 2026.

ORDER (Per Vaishali Patil-Jadhav, J) :

1.    The issue involved in order under contempt is in respect

of approval of the petitioner - institution for conducting

engineering course. The contempt petition is not circulated

after 15.04.2013. It seems that during pendency of contempt

petition, the purpose of filing of contempt petition is served.

2.    In view of the same, contempt petition is disposed of.



(VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV)               (SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE)
       JUDGE                                  JUDGE




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