Bedke Sachin Bhagwat v. Ranjit Singh Deol
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim order in batch of four contempt petitions (CP 912, 913, 924, 926 of 2024) arising from WP/1030/2016, WP/5272/2016 and WP/5179/2016; subject matter: arrears of pay versus regular salary received by petitioners, and Government payment of arrears after decision in Writ Petition No. 5179/2016 and companion matters; directions: further affidavit by petitioners, simple notice to respondent no. 2, affidavits by respondent no. 2 due 10.01.2025, hearing on 17.01.2025; petitioners Sanjay s/o Narayan Gaikwad, Sudhir s/o Subhash Satpute, Bedke Sachin Bhagwat, Balaji s/o Vithalrao C; respondents Ranjit Singh Deol and Others; advocate Kazi S.S.; AGPs G.A. Kulkarni, S.A. Gaikwad, V.K. Kotecha, A.M. Phule; judges Vibha Kankanwadi and Rohit W. Joshi; High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Aurangabad Bench; dated 13.12.2024.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief at this stage. The Court issued procedural directions: petitioners to file one further affidavit separating arrears from regular salary; simple notice to respondent no. 2; respondent no. 2 permitted to file affidavits (by 10.01.2025, copy to the other side) disclosing Government payments towards arrears after the decision in Writ Petition No. 5179/2016 and companion matters; matters adjourned for further consideration to 17.01.2025.