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Shrikant Mangesh Thakur v. Shri. S. D. Golai, Chairman Thr. Its Member Secretary and Ors.

Bombay HC3 Dec 2018CP/474/2018

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What is this about?

In a contempt petition alleging breach of an order directing a Committee to decide a caste claim, the Court accepted the Respondent SCC Vice Chair's assurance of future compliance and disposed of the petition without initiating action.

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The petition was disposed of without initiating action against respondents based on their assurance of compliance.

Shrikant Mangesh Thakur Vs Shri. S. D. Golai, Chairman Thr… — Contempt of Court | Bombay HC (2018)

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1/3 CP-474-2018 (sr.3) 3.12.2018

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

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CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 474 OF 2018

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Shrikant Mangesh Thakur ...Petitioner V/s. Shri. S.D. Golait & Ors. ....Respondents

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Mr. T.V. Jadhav, I/by. Mr. R.K. Mendadkar, Advocate for the petitioner.

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Mr. P.G. Sawant, AGP for the respondent-State.

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Coram : A.S. Oka, &

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Sandeep K. Shinde, JJ.

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rd Monday, 3 December, 2018.

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P.C. :

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1. The petitioner has filed this petition seeking

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action under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 on account of

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the breach of order dated 3^rd April, 2017 passed by the Division Bench of this Court directing the Scheduled Tribes Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nashik Division, Nashik to decide the caste claim of the petitioner within a period of four months from the date of the order.

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Today, the learned AGP has tendered across the

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bar, a letter dated 30^th November, 2018 addressed to the Learned AGP by the Vice Chairman of the Schedule Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee in which it is stated that the caste claim will be decided within a period of two months. The letter is taken on record and marked 'L-1' for identification.

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3. We accept the assurance recorded in the said

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letter. It is only in the light of the assurance that, though breach of the order of this Court is established, we are not initiating action against the concerned respondents. If the

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time limit of two months as stated in the said order is not abided by, it will be considered as a case of aggravated contempt.

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4. Accordingly, we dispose of the petition, by

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accepting the statement made in the aforesaid letter dated 30th November, 2018.

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We further make it clear that, in the event, the

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assurance in the said letter is not complied with, it will be

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open for the petitioner to apply for revival of this contempt

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petition.

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(SANDEEP K. SHINDE, J) (A.S. OKA, J)

Shrikant Mangesh Thakur v. Shri. S. D. Golai, Chairman Thr. Its Member Secretary and Ors.

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