Bombay High Court

Prabhakar S/o Murlidhar KolekarversusEknath Dawle and Ors

Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The contempt petition was disposed of as not pressed because the amount had been fully disbursed.

Summary

The petitioner, Prabhakar, filed a contempt petition arising from Writ Petition No. 5450 of 2019 against the respondents, including the State. Both parties' counsel jointly affirmed that the entire amount previously ordered by the court had been disbursed by the Zilla Parishad, Ratnagiri. On the basis of this admission, the court found that no issue of contempt remained. The petition was not actively pressed by the petitioner’s counsel thereafter. Consequently, the court disposed of the contempt petition as not pressed, without further adjudication on any substantive issues.

Issues considered

What is the existence of contempt in view of the full disbursement of the ordered amount?

Subjects

contempt
civil procedure
disbursement
Zilla Parishad
petition not pressed
court disposal

Judgment

                                                    13-CP-39-2026-(C).doc


         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                 CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
                 CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

             CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 39 OF 2026
                              IN
                WRIT PETITION NO. 5450 OF 2019
Prabhakar S/o Murlidhar Kolekar        … Petitioner
           V/s.
Eknath Dawle And Ors                   … Respondents
               ________________________
Mr. Sandeep B. Sontakke (Through VC), Advocate for
the petitioner.
Mr. Abhijeet N. Gosavi, Advocate for respondent nos.2
& 3.
Mr. A. P. Vanarase, AGP for respondents-State.
               _________________________

                             CORAM     : RAJESH S. PATIL &
                                         ABHAY J. MANTRI, JJ.


                             DATED     : SEPTEMBER 23, 2026
P.C.:


1.      Both the learned counsel jointly make a statement that the

entire amount, as mentioned in the earlier orders, has been

disbursed by the Zilla Parishad, Ratnagiri.


2.      In view of the aforesaid statement, nothing survives in the

present Contempt Petition.


3.      In view of the positive statement made by both the learned



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counsel, the Contempt Petition, as not pressed by the learned

counsel appearing for the petitioner, stands disposed of as not

pressed.




(ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.)                     (RAJESH S. PATIL, J.)




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