Vitthal Deochand Bainade And Another v. Shivajirao Jondhale

915 CP 102 OF 2019+.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 915 CONT. PETITION NO.102 OF 2019 IN WP/1887/2017 WITH CP/110/2019 IN WP/1689/2017 WITH CP/100/2019 IN WP/1875/2017 WITH CP/109/2019 IN WP/1692/2017 WITH CP/117/2019 IN WP/3728/2016 WITH CP/141/2019 IN WP/2081/2016 WITH CP/236/2017 IN WP/9482/2015 BAHADURSING DEOCHAND SHIHIRE AND OTHERS

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ...

Advocate for Petitioners : Mr. Singare Ramdas B. AGP for Respondents/State : Mrs. M.A. Deshpande Advocate for Respondent Nos. 3 to 5 in CP/102/2019 : Mr. S.M. Ganachari Advocate for Respondent Nos. 3 to 5 in CP/109/2019 : Mr. S.M. Ganachari Advocate for Respondent Nos. 3 to 5 in CP/110/2019 : Mr. Milind S. Mahajan Advocate for Respondents Nos. 3 in CP No. 117/2019 : Mr. R.V. Dasalkar Advocate for Respondent No. 2 in CP/236/2017 : Mr. S.S. Tope Advocate Respondent Nos. 3 to 5 in CP/141/2019 : Mr. Vaibhav Deshmukh Advocate for Respondent No. 3 in CP/100/2019 : Mr. Bhushan B. Kulkarni

CORAM

: MANGESH S. PATIL & ABHAY S. WAGHWASE, JJ.

DATE : 26.04.2023 PER COURT :

Learned advocate for the petitioners seeks time to take appropriate steps.

2.

Learned advocate Mr. Kulkarni for the respondent No. 3 in Contempt Petition No. 100/2019 submits that the original officers who have been named in the Contempt Petitions are no longer serving on that post. However, their successors who are present in the Court are willing to file the affidavits demonstrating steps being taken pursuant to the directions of this Court in the orders of which contempt is being alleged. He submits that the affidavits would be filed in Contempt Petition No. 100/2019. Leave granted. 1/2

915 CP 102 OF 2019+.odt 3.

Learned advocate Mrs. Deshpande submits that she is filing affidavits on behalf of the Special Land Acquisition Officer cum Sub Divisional Officer in Contempt Petition Nos. 102/2019, 109/2019, 110/2019, 117/2019 and 236/2017. Leave granted.

4.

Even learned advocate Mr. Ganachari who appears for the Zilla Parishad in Contempt Petition nos. 102/2019 and 109/2019 tenders across the Bar affidavit in reply.

5.

Learned advocate Mr. Dasalkar submits that a similar affidavit on behalf of the Zilla Parishad has been filed in Contempt Petition No. 117/2019.

6.

Learned advocate Mrs. Deshpande submits that the Special Land Acquisition Officer would pass final award within four months. The statement is accepted as an undertaking to the Court. 7.

All these five Contempt Petitions (Contempt Petition Nos. 102/2019, 109/2019, 110/2019, 117/2019 and 236/2017) are disposed of with direction to the Special land Acquisition Officer to pass the final award as expeditiously as possible and in any event within four months from today. Leave granted to amend the Contempt Petition No. 141/2019. Amendment to be carried out within one week.

9.

Issue simple notice to the party to be added in Contempt Petition No. 141/2019, returnable on 05.07.2023.

(ABHAY S. WAGHWASE, J. ) (MANGESH S. PATIL, J.) mkd/- 2/2