Bombay High Court

MEGHRAJ UGAMCHAND CHAUDHARIversusSHYAM V DESHPANDE AND ORS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petition is disposed as the order under contempt has been complied with.

Summary

The petitioner, Meghraj Ugamchand Chaudhari, filed a contempt petition alleging that the report submitted by a committee appointed by the Collector was factually incorrect. The Collector had constituted a four‑member committee which submitted its inquiry report to the Municipal Council, Jalna, as directed by the contempt order. The Municipal Council filed an affidavit stating that it acted on the committee’s report and removed the encroachment on 22‑02‑2013. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the committee’s report was erroneous, but the court found that the statutory directions had been complied with. Consequently, the court held that no issue remained in the contempt petition and ordered its disposal.

Issues considered

Whether the compliance with the contempt order by the Collector and Municipal Council extinguishes the contempt petition.

Subjects

contempt of court
municipal council
encroachment removal
compliance with order
petition disposal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:42242

                                                                                   536.12CP

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                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                          910 CONTEMPT PETITION NO.536 OF 2012
                             IN WRIT PETITION NO.8507 OF 2011

                            MEGHRAJ UGAMCHAND CHAUDHARI
                                           VERSUS
                              SHYAM V.DESHPANDE & OTHERS
                                               ...
                        Advocate for the petitioner : Mr.A.N.Nagargoje
                            AGP for Respondent-State : Mr.N.B.Patil
                 Advocate for respondent no. 3 : Mr.Ajinkya S. Deshpande h/f.
                                    Mr.Amit S. Deshpande
                                               …
                                     CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE &
                                                   VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,JJ.

                                          DATE        :   10.09.2026


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


                 1]             As    directed   in   the       order   under   contempt,

                 respondent no.1 – Collector had constituted the Committee of

                 four officials and the Committee so constituted submitted it’s

                 inquiry report to the Municipal Council, Jalna.



                 2]             Respondent no. 3 Municipal Council has filed

                 affidavit-in-reply stating that after receipt of the report of the

                 Committee, the Municipal Council took necessary actions on

                 the    basis    of    the   report       and    thereby   removed    the

                 encroachment on 22.02.2013.
                                                        536.12CP

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3]           Learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that

the report submitted by the Committee was factually

incorrect.



4]           Thus, in view of compliance of the order, 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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