Single bench order in a writ/contempt matter where the court granted leave to add the President and Joint Secretary of the Trust as parties and disposed of a related civil application.
Leave granted to add President and Joint Secretary as parties; Civil application allowed and disposed of.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
12 CONT. PETITION NO. 508 OF 2015
IN WP/8914/2013 WITH CA/13041/2016 IN CP/508/2015
SHIVAJI NAGORAO CHOPDE
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
...
Advocate for Petitioner : Mr. V. D. Gunale
AGP for Respondent No.1 State: Mrs. S. S. Raut
Advocate for added respondent No.4 : Mr. Balaji Shinde
CORAM: S. V. GANGAPURWALA &
K. L. WADANE, JJ.
DATE:28th November, 2016
ORDER:
1. Mr. Gunale, the learned counsel for the
petitioner seeks leave to add the President of the
Trust as party to the contempt petition. Leave
granted.
2. It is submitted that the Secretary of the
Trust is dead and now, the Joint Secretary is looking
after the affairs of the Society. Mr. Shinde, the
learned counsel submits that it is the President who is
looking after the affairs and not the Joint Secretary.
Be that as it may, in absence of the Secretary, Joint
Secretary of the Trust is also equally responsible.
In view of that, Civil application is allowed in terms
of prayer clause (B). Contempt petition be amended
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accordingly. Civil application disposed of.
3. Issue notice of Contempt Petition to the added
respondents i.e. President and the Joint Secretary of
the Trust, returnable on 19.12.2016. Mr. Shinde, the
learned counsel appears for the added respondent No.4-
Joint Secretary.
(K. L. WADANE, J.) (S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. )JPC
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Shivaji Nagorao Chopde
The State of Maharashtra
S. V. Gangapurwala
K. L. Wadane
As recorded by the court registry
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