The Bombay High Court held that after the respondent admitted offering appointments to petitioners via a communication, the grounds for contempt were extinguished and the petitions were disposed of.
Contempt petitions disposed of as nothing survived after respondents offered appointments.
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373.18cp etc
(1)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD
CONTEMPT PETITION NO.373 OF 2018 IN
WRIT PETITION NO.8175 OF 2017
Shri. Yogesh s/o Namdeo Kasal,
Age: 24 years, Occu: Nil,
R/o: At Antarvali-Khurd,
Post Ranegaon, Tq. Shevgaon,
Dist. Ahmednagar..PETITIONER
VERSUS
Shri. Ashim Khurana,
Age: Major, Occu: Service,
Chairman, the Staff Selection
Commission, Block No.12,
5th floor, CGO Complex,
Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110504
& ors...RESPONDENTS
WITH
CONTEMPT PETITION NO.374 OF 2018
IN
WRIT PETITION NO.8169 OF 2017
Shri. Rajendra s/o Ramnath Tidake,
Age: 23 years, Occu: Nil,
R/o: At Post Ranegaon,
Tq. Shevgaon, Dist. Ahmednagar..PETITIONER
VERSUS
Shri. Ashim Khurana,
Age: Major, Occu: Service,
Chairman, the Staff Selection
Commission, Block No.12,
5th floor, CGO Complex,
Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110504
& ors...RESPONDENTS
373.18cp etc
(2)
Mr A. B. Chalak, Advocate for petitioners;
Mr Bhushan Kulkarni, Advocate for respondent No. 3
CORAM : PRASANNA B. VARALE AND MANGESH S. PATIL,JJ.
DATE : 28th NOVEMBER, 2018
ORAL ORDER :
Learned Counsel appearing for respondent
No.3invitedourattentiontothe
order/communication dated 17th November, 2018 and
it is submitted in the communication that offer of
appointment is made to the petitioners.
2. Learned Counsel appearing for the
petitioners admit this position.
3.In view of this fact, nothing survive in
the contempt petitions. Contempt Petitions are
accordingly disposed of.
( MANGESH S. PATIL )(PRASANNA B. VARALE)
JUDGE JUDGE
Tupe
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the reading of an offer of appointment in a communication rejects the ground for contempt.
Whether any ground survives in the contempt petitions after an offer of appointment was made.
Shri. Yogesh s/o Namdeo Kasal
Shri. Rajendra s/o Ramnath Tidake
Shri. Ashim Khurana
Prasanna B. Varale
Mangesh S. Patil
As recorded by the court registry
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