Rupesh Hanumant Bharade v. Ranjit Shingh Deol
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Interim batch order of the Aurangabad Bench, Bombay High Court, dated 26-02-2025 (Coram: R.G. Avachat & Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ.) in twenty-nine co-listed matters led by Cont. Petition No. 763 of 2023 in CP/631/2018 in WP/5664/2016 (Shahejed Ahmed v. Union of India & Ors.). Subject: contempt petitions for non-compliance with the Court's order dated 1st July 2022. Direction: last chance granted to State counsel (AGPs S.D. Ghayal, S.J. Salgare, K.N. Lokhande) to file the affidavit of the concerned officer, failing which the Director of Education was ordered to remain present; matter adjourned to 2nd April 2025. Co-listed respondents include Ranjit Singh Deol, I.A. Kundan, the State of Maharashtra, and the Secretary, School Education and Sports Department; the batch also includes Civil Application No. 4008 of 2023 (State of Maharashtra v. Trupti Shivaji Sarjine & Anr.). Petitioner-side advocates: M.N. Shaikh, Sabahat T. Kazi, Shrikant B. Madde, Vinod Prakash Patil, Hamzakhan I. Pathan / Rahul Pawar. No merits decided; no statute or precedent cited; no monetary amount involved.