Bombay High Court

ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR HIGH COURT BOM BENCH AT ABADversusSECRETARY GURU MAHARAJ SHIKSHAN PRASARK and ORS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The court held that the interim contempt order was complied with and ordered the release of the Rs. 75,000 cost amount to Deepstambh Foundation.

Summary

The High Court entertained a suo‑moto contempt petition (No. 94 of 2003) filed by the Additional Registrar against the Secretary, Guru Maharaj Shikshan Prasark and others. The court noted that the interim contempt order dated 09‑01‑2007 had been complied with and the main writ petition was already disposed. It further observed that the Education Department, Zilla Parishad, Beed had deposited Rs. 75,000 as cost amount with the court. The court directed that this amount be released to Deepstambh Foundation, Jalgaon for the education of children maintained by the foundation. Accordingly, the petition was disposed with a specific order to deposit the funds in the foundation’s ICICI Bank account.

Issues considered

Whether the interim contempt order dated 09‑01‑2007 has been complied with
Whether the cost amount deposited by the Education Department should be released to the designated foundation

Subjects

contempt
suo-moto
cost amount
education
fund transfer
High Court
Maharashtra

Judgment

                                     (1)
                                                            904 CP-94.2003.odt
      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD

          904 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 94 OF 2003

        ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR HIGH COURT BOMBAY,
                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD
                        VERSUS
     THE SECRETARY, GURU MAHARAJ SHIKSHAN PRASARK
                      AND OTHERS

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           Mr. A.S. Shinde, A.G.P. for respondent-State.
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                     CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND
                             VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ.

                     DATED      : 1st October, 2026

Per Court :

1.     This is a suo-moto contempt petition.             However, as per

the report of Resource Personnel of this Court, the order under

contempt, which is an interim order, appears to be complied

with and the main writ petition is also disposed of.



2.     As per the order of this Court dated 09.01.2007, the

Education Department, Zilla Parishad, Beed has deposited the

amount of Rs. 75,000/- in this Court as the cost amount. The

said amount is presently lying with this Court.                 We deem it

appropriate     to   pay    the    said    amount      to     “Deepstambh

Foundation”, Jalgaon for utilization of the education of the

children maintained by this Foundation.
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                                               904 CP-94.2003.odt
3.    Thus, we dispose of this petition with a direction to

deposit the aforesaid amount of Rs. 75,000/- in the bank

account of “Deepstambh Foundation”, Jalgaon, the details of

which are as below.

Bank name       – ICICI Bank
Account name    – Deepstambh Foundation
Account number– 037501008110
Account type    - Saving
IFSC Code       - ICIC0000375
Accountant Contact No. - 8459558844 (Mr. Anup Choudhari)




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




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