Chima Patil Shikshan Sanstha'S, Smt Indiraji College Of Commerce v. Mr Sitaram Kunte, The Secretary And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CONTEMPT PETITION (st) NO. 17416 OF 2016 IN WRIT PETITION NO.11171 OF 2015 Chima Patil Shikshan Santha's Smt. Indiraji College of Commerce having its address at Dhaniv.

..Petitioner v/s.

Mr. Sitaram Kunte & Ors.

..Respondents Mr. C.K.Thomas i/b. G.K.Thomas for the Petitioner. Mr.P.P. Kakde, AGP for the State.

Mr. Rui Rodriques for the Respondent No.2.

CORAM : RANJIT MORE & SMT. ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI,JJ.

DATED : JULY 25, 2016.

P.C.

1.

By this contempt petition, petitioner is seeking action against the respondents for breach of order dated 18.03.2016 passed by the Division Bench in Writ Petition No. 11171 of 2015. By the said order, the respondent State was directed to consider the petitioners' application for starting Degree College of B.Com and B.M.S. at Dhaniv, Nalasopara (E), District Palghar, as provided under Section 82(5) of the Maharashtra University Act, without taking into pps

104 Cp-st-17416-16.doc consideration the Government Resolutions dated 29.4.2015 and 20.7.2015 in accordance with law. The respondent University was also directed to take appropriate action under Section 83 of the Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994 and consider granting of necessary permission to the petitioner's college in accordance with law.

2.

Mr.Kakde, learned AGP, placed on record communication dated 21.7.2016, from the Desk Officer to Government of Maharashtra in Higher and Technical Education Department to the Government Pleader. The date of approval to all new colleges is extended from 15th July, 2016 to 31st July, 2016, and accordingly decision on the petitioner's said application would be taken. The communication is taken on record and marked "X" for identification. The statement made in the communication is accepted.

3.

In view of the assurance, we don't want to proceed further in the contempt petition. The contempt petition is accordingly disposed of.

(ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, J.) (RANJIT MORE, J.) pps