Bombay High CourtCP/115/2016dispossed offdismiss for default

Shaikh Irfan Sahikh Israeel v. Mr. V. K. Karve, Ex Chairman, The Caste Cert. Scrutiny Committee And Others

2017-06-14Hon'Ble Smt. Justice V.A. Naik,Hon'Ble Shri Justice Arun Digambarrao Upadhye1 pages

CP115-16 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR CONTEMPT PETITION NO.115/2016 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 4751/2015 (D) (SHAIKH IRFAN SHAIKH ISRAEEL VERSUS MR.V.K. KARVE, EX.CHAIRMAN/ASSTT. COMMISSIONER, THE CASTE/TRIBE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (S.T.s), AMRAVATI & OTHERS) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Shri R.J. Mirza, counsel for the petitioner.

Mrs. H. Prabhu, A.G.P. for the R-2 to 5.

CORAM : SMT. VASANTI A NAIK AND A.D. UPADHYE, JJ.

DATE : JUNE 14 , 2017.

Heard.

By this contempt petition, the petitioner seeks action against the respondents for willful disobedience of the order, dated 08.09.2015 in Writ Petition No.4751 of 2015 directing the scrutiny committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner within three months.

Though there is a considerable delay in deciding the caste claim of the petitioner, we find on a reading of the affidavit-in-reply filed on behalf of the respondent no.2 that the delay does not appear to be deliberate and intentional. Since the delay does not appear to be deliberate or intentional, it would not be proper to proceed with the contempt petition any longer.

Hence, the contempt petition is disposed of with no order as to costs.

JUDGE JUDGE APTE