Amol Kakasaheb Lekurwale and Others v. the State of Maharashtra through Honble Advocate General and Others
Contempt – alleged non-compliance of order dated 18.02.2022 in WP/1218/2013
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt Petition No. 652 of 2022 in WP/1218/2013, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Aurangabad Bench (Nitin B. Suryawanshi and Sandipkumar C. More, JJ., 9 July 2025). Alleged contempt of order dated 18.02.2022 directing MPSC re-verification of selected/appointed candidates' documents (advertisements dated 21.12.2007, 11.02.2008, 29.07.2008) and appointment of petitioners or wait-listed candidates against vacant posts. Re-verification completed; eight candidates found ineligible; wait-list candidates recommended by MPSC; petitioners not eligible per merit. Compliance held complete; contempt petition and Civil Application No. 5484 of 2024 disposed of. Keywords: contempt, MPSC recruitment, re-verification, wait list, compliance of court order, Maharashtra.
What did the court decide?
In view of the Government affidavit recording completion of re-verification and MPSC's recommendation of wait-list candidates, the Court found no substance in the petitioners' submission that the order was not complied with in its true letter and spirit.