Bombay High Court

LAXMAN GAJARAM DATIR AND ANOTHERversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petition is withdrawn and disposed of as the contempt order has been complied with.

Summary

The petitioners, Laxman Gajaram Datir and another, filed a contempt petition (No. 885 of 2018) before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, alleging non-compliance with a prior order. The respondents, the State of Maharashtra and others, were directed to comply with the contempt order. The petitioners' counsel, Mr. Tushar Shinde, informed the Court that the order under contempt had been fully complied with. On the basis of this compliance, the petitioners sought to withdraw the contempt petition. The Court accepted the submission, held that no further proceedings were necessary, and ordered the petition to be withdrawn and disposed of. The judgment was delivered by Judges Sandipkumar C. More and Vaishali Patil-Jadhav on 7 September 2026.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate disposition of a contempt petition when the alleged contempt order has been complied with?

Subjects

contempt
compliance
petition withdrawal
High Court
civil procedure

Judgment

                               (1)
                                                901 CP-885.2018.odt
     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                BENCH AT AURANGABAD
        901 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 885 OF 2018
                    IN WP/7934/2015
                          WITH
          CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 10317 OF 2026
                     IN CP/885/2018

         LAXMAN GAJARAM DATIR AND ANOTHER
                       VERSUS
        THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                …
 Mr. Tushar Shinde, Advocate holding for Mr. Chandrakant Shinde,
                   Advocate for the petitioners.
          Mrs. Uma Bhosale, A.G.P. for respondent-State.
                           ...
                 CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND
                         VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ.

                 DATED : 7 SEPTEMBER 2026.

Per Court :

1.    Learned advocate for the petitioners submits that the

order under contempt is complied with.

2.    In view of the same, the petition stands withdrawn and

disposed of.



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




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