Bombay High Court

SHARAD KHUSHAL DEOREversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The contempt petition is dismissed as there is nothing left to enforce after the original writ petition has been finally disposed and relief granted.

Summary

Sharad Khushal Deore filed Contempt Petition No. 918 of 2018 alleging that the State of Maharashtra and others had violated interim orders issued in the earlier Writ Petition (WP/3930/2016). The Court examined whether the contempt petition could survive after the original writ petition was finally disposed and relief was granted. It observed that the final order dated 23 June 2021 in the related writ petitions, including the one in which the petitioner was a party, had already provided the relief sought. Consequently, there was no pending order to enforce and no ground for contempt. The Court therefore disposed of the contempt petition without granting any relief to the petitioner.

Issues considered

What is the effect of the final disposal of the original writ petition on the pending contempt petition based on interim orders?

Subjects

contempt of court
interim orders
writ petition
final disposal
relief granted
jurisdiction

Judgment

                                   (1)
                                                  905- C. P. 918-2018.odt



         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                  CONT. PETITION NO. 918 OF 2018
                         IN WP/3930/2016

                    SHARAD KHUSHAL DEORE
                           VERSUS
            THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

                                …..
      AGP for Respondents: Mr. S. J. Salgare
                                .....


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

                   DATED :       SEPTEMBER 29, 2026

ORDER

1.    None for the petitioner.



2.    However, the learned A.G.P. by referring the final order in Writ

Petition No.1162 of 2016 and other connected matters, wherein

present original Writ Petition is also included, submits that, the

present Contempt Petition is based on interim orders, but when the

original Writ Petition is finally disposed of, this Court has made

observations that final relief has already been granted to this

petitioners including the present petitioner.

3.     Therefore, in view of the observations made by this Court,

under final order dated 23rd June 2021 in the bunch of aforesaid Writ
                                      (2)
                                                  905- C. P. 918-2018.odt
Petitions, including the present petition, nothing survives in this

petition and it stands disposed of.



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

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