Dhanaji Appasaheb Patil v. Nitin Gadre

2-CP-602-2024-(C).odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 602 OF 2024 Dhanaji Appasaheb Patil & Ors.

...Petitioners

Versus

Shri. Nitin Gadre & Ors.

...Respondents

Mr. Sushant Yeramwar a/w Mr. Deepak Pote h/f Mr. Sandeep Sontakke, Advocate for the Petitioners.

Mr. Vikas Mali, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 & 2. CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ.

DATE : 13th NOVEMBER, 2024 by SUNNY ANKUSHRAO THOTE Date:

2024.11.14 17:53:30 +0530 SUNNY ANKUSHRAO THOTE P.C. :- 1.

Leave to correct the names of the Respondents in the Index as well as synopsis. Correction be carried out within one week from today.

2.

This Court had delivered a Judgment on 6th December, 2021 in Writ Petition No.4533 of 2021 and other connected matters, directing in Paragraph No.8 as under :

SUNNY THOTE

2-CP-602-2024-(C).odt "8. Considering the facts and above referred submissions, in our opinion, the Counsel for Petitioners made out the case for allowing the Petitions. Hence, we pass the following order :

A) Writ Petitions are allowed.

B) Government Resolution dated 24th August, 2017 will have prospective effect and not retrospective and in case, if any benefits are accorded to the Petitioners of said Government Resolution, the Respondent - Zilla Parishad, Satara, Thane, Palghar & Sindhudurg are directed not to withdraw such benefits and if any recovery pursuant to the said Government Resolution is made, shall be refunded to the Petitioners. C) With these directions, Writ Petitions are disposed of."

3.

The learned Advocate for the Petitioner submits that the said order has still not been complied with, and the Zilla Parishad is not releasing the incremental amounts for excellent work, despite this Court having allowed the Petitions. He further submits that though the Judgment was delivered on 6th December, 2021, till today the amounts have not been paid.

4.

Issue notice in the format prescribed under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to Respondent No.3, returnable on 16th December, 2024.

(ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) SUNNY THOTE