Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Aurangabad v. Ashok Kayande and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench); Contempt Petition No. 667 of 2017 in WP/3539/2015; Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Aurangabad v. Ashok Kayande and Another; order dated 25-11-2025; willful disobedience of directions dated 14.07.2016; civil contempt; rent determination; P.W.D. valuation of rented property; acceptance of arrears rent Rs.6,375/- up to 14.07.2016; respondent's offer of Rs.75/- per month till 2016; petitioner's unilateral rent of Rs.9,000/- per month; meeting to fix rent per earlier order; contempt petition disposed of without penalty; advocates Bondar U.B. (petitioner), V.S. Chaudhari AGP (Respondent/State), Hiwrekar S.D. (respondent no.1).
What did the court decide?
Directions issued: respondent no.1 to accept the petitioner's offered rent of Rs.6,375/- up to 14.07.2016; to obtain a P.W.D. valuation of the rented property within four weeks and serve it on the petitioner; and, within four weeks thereafter, to convene a meeting to determine rent in terms of the order dated 14.07.2016, with the petitioner liable to pay the rent so determined. Contempt petition disposed of with these directions.