Ramesh Pundlik Patil v. Vijay Narkhede and Another
Contempt – Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay HC Aurangabad; contempt petition (CP 66/2018 in WP/11385/2016; 2025:BHC-AUG:27890-DB) alleging disobedience of order dated 05.04.2017 in WP 11385/2016, disposed as infructuous because the underlying writ order was recalled by order dated 05.07.2019 in Review Application Stamp No.15138/2018 and the writ petition restored to its original position. Parties: Ramesh Pundlik Patil v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. Advocates: U. M. Maske Patil (Petitioner); K. S. Patil, AGP (Respondent/State); Shubham S. Kote h/f Ashwin V. Hon (Respondent No.2). Keywords: contempt, disobedience, infructuous, recall of order, restoration of writ petition, review application, Maharashtra.
What did the court decide?
Since the order under review in Writ Petition No.11385/2016 had been recalled by order dated 05th July, 2019 in Review Application Stamp No.15138/2018 (with the writ petition restored to its original position), nothing survives in the present contempt petition and it is disposed of as infructuous.