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Rajaram Devsing Sawant v. Bhushan K Savaikar, the Director and Anr.

Bombay HC1 Apr 2026CP/15/2026

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Goa; High Court of Bombay at Goa; contempt petition disposal (C.P. 15/2026); Goa University non-teaching posts; Director of Higher Education; timeline fixed by judgment dated 12.03.2025; Government decision communicated by letter dated 22.09.2025 to Registrar, Goa University; Government not agreeable to creating non-teaching positions; liberty to file fresh writ petition including grounds of W.P. 572/2024; Bench Valmiki Menezes & Amit S. Jamsandekar, JJ.; decision date 01-04-2026; neutral citation 2026:BHC-GOA:662-DB.

What did the court decide?

Contempt proceedings dropped as the Government has already communicated its decision on the non-teaching positions; petitioner left at liberty to file a fresh Writ Petition challenging that decision. ¶22

Rajaram Devsing Sawant vs Bhushan K Savaikar, the Director and Anr. — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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2 CP 15 2026

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2026:BHC-GOA:662-DB

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shakuntala

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA

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CONTEMPT PETITION NO.15 OF 2026 WITH WRIT PETITION NO.572 OF 2024

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CONTEMPT PETITION NO.15 OF 2026

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RAJARAM DEVSING SAWANT ... PETITIONER

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Versus

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BHUSHAN K SAVAIKAR, THE DIRECTOR AND ANR ... RESPONDENTS

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WITH WRIT PETITION NO.572 OF 2024

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RAJARAM DEVSING SAWANT ... PETITIONER Versus GOVERNMENT OF GOA, THR. CHIEF SECRETARY AND 3 ORS. ... RESPONDENTS

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Mr. Joaquim Godinho with Mr. Manoj Jalmi, Advocates for the Petitioner.

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Mr. Prashil Arolkar, Additional Government Advocate for the Respondent-State.

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CORAM:- VALMIKI MENEZES & AMIT S. JAMSANDEKAR, JJ. DATED :- 1st April, 2026

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Order

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The Registry to waive the office objections and register the matter.

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The grievance in this contempt petition is that the Director of Higher Education had not taken a decision on creation of non teaching positions at the Goa University within the timeline specified in the judgment dated 12.03.2025. An affidavit in reply of the respondent

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no.1 is placed on record along with a communication dated 22.09.2025 addressed to the Registrar of Goa University, wherein the Government's decision regarding the creation of non teaching positions at the University has been communicated. The decision, as stated in the communication is that the Government has not agreed to the creation of such non-teaching positions at the University.

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In this view of the matter, we do not propose to proceed with the Contempt Petition. The Contempt Petition stands disposed of.

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Needless to state that if the contempt petitioner is affected by this decision, it would be open to the petitioner, if so advised, to file a fresh Writ Petition taking up all available grounds to challenge, including the grounds raised in the earlier petition ie Writ Petition No.572/2024.

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AMIT S. JAMSANDEKAR, J. VALMIKI MENEZES, J.

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Signed by: SHAKUNTALA ZALMI Designation: Personal Assistant Date: 02/04/2026 15:17:44

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