Pankaj Kantilal Kate v. Secretary, School Education and Sports Department
Case brief
What is this about?
Batch hearing of contempt petitions (incl. Cont. Pet. Nos. 763/2023, 21-23/2024, 255/2024, 267/2024, 198-199/2023, 223/2023, 451-454/2024, 599-600/2022, 603/2022, 596/2022, 624-625/2022, 912-913/2023, 916-917/2023, 938-941/2023, 235/2024) and C.A. 4008/2023 before Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; coram R.G. Avachat and Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ.; decided 26-02-2025. Subject: alleged non-compliance of order dated 01.07.2022 (education department matters; respondents incl. Union of India, State of Maharashtra, Ranjit Singh Deol/Ranjitsingh Deol, I.A. Kundan, Secretary, School Education and Sports Department). Last chance granted to file affidavit of concerned officer; Director of Education to remain present in default; adjourned to 02.04.2025. No statute or precedent cited; no final ruling.
What did the court decide?
Interim order only: last-chance time granted to the answering respondents to file the Affidavit of the concerned officer; in default of filing the Affidavit-in-reply before the next date, the Director of Education directed to remain present before the Court; matter stood over to 2nd April 2025. No final disposition of any contempt petition on this date.