Kailas Gajanan Somase And ORS. v. Bhaurao Shravan More And ORS.

JPP 10. CP 447.2025.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

by JYOTI PRAKASH PAWAR Date:

2025.07.17 10:30:41 +0530 CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION JYOTI PRAKASH PAWAR CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 447 OF 2025 IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 31 OF 2024 Kailas Gajanan Somase and Ors.

... Petitioners V/s.

Bhaurao Shravan More and Ors.

... Respondents _______________________________________ Mr. Eknath R. Dhokale for the Petitioners Ms. Neha S. Bhide, Govt.Pleader with Mr. O.A. Chandurkar, Addl.G.P. with Ms. G.R. Raghuwanshi, AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 to 5 _______________________________________ CORAM : ALOK ARADHE, CJ. AND SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.

DATE : 16 JULY 2025 P.C. :

1.

This Contempt Petition has been filed for non-compliance of the order dated 30 January 2025, passed by this Court in Public Interest Litigation No. 31 of 2024.

2.

It appears that the persons aggrieved by the action initiated by the Respondents in pursuance of the directions contained in the order dated 30 January 2025 passed in PIL No. 31 of 2024 had approached this Court by filing a Writ Petition viz. Writ Petition No. 6682 of 2025. In the aforesaid Writ Petition, a Division Bench of this Court has granted an interim order on 26 May 2025. Therefore, no further action in the matter has been taken. 1/2

JPP 10. CP 447.2025.doc 3.

We have heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 4.

The subject matter of the Contempt Petition is sub judice in another Petition. The issue with regard to compliance of the directions contained in the order dated 30 January 2025 in PIL 31 of 2025 is pending consideration in Writ Petition No. 6682 of 2025. Therefore, no case for willful disobedience of the directions contained in the order is made out. 5.

Accordingly, the Petition for Contempt being misconceived, is dismissed.

( SANDEEP V. MARNE, J. ) ( CHIEF JUSTICE ) 2/2