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Disposed¶130

Vikas Ratan Deore v. Ranjit Singh Deol

Bombay HC21 Jan 2026CP/22/2024

Case brief

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What is this about?

Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench; contempt petitions; non-payment of salary since 2017; State to appoint special counsel; one week time granted; AGP to verify chart; order dated 19th November 2025 in CP/709/2025 in WP/1030/2016, CP/674/2025 in WP/1609/2016, CP/675/2025 in WP/1032/2016; stand over to 29.01.2026; Sandipkumar C. More and Abasaheb D. Shinde JJ.; Pankaj Kantilal Kate v. Secretary, School Education and Sports Department; Cont. Petition No. 235 of 2024 in CP/282/2018 with connected matters.

What did the court decide?

Considering the urgency and the State's submission that special counsel would be appointed, the Court granted only one week's time in the matter. ¶128

What the court decided

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Outcome

Disposed

Issue for consideration

Compliance/enforcement concerning non-payment of salary to the petitioners since 2017, raised in a batch of contempt petitions and connected matters.

Court's answer

Considering the urgency and the State's submission that special counsel would be appointed, the Court granted only one week's time in the matter.

Ratio / Principle

The learned A.G.P. was directed to verify whether the order dated 19th November 2025 included CP/709/2025 in WP/1030/2016, CP/674/2025 in WP/1609/2016 and CP/675/2025 in WP/1032/2016 in the chart.

Key takeaways

The matters stand over to 29.01.2026.ratio¶130

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Adjournment order — High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad (Sandipkumar C. More and Abasaheb D. Shinde, JJ.), 21 January 2026 — Batch of contempt petitions and civil applications, lead matter Cont. Petition No. 235 of 2024 in CP/282/2018 with numerous connected matters (Pankaj Kantilal Kate v. Secretary, School Education and Sports Department). The learned AGP submitted that the State would appoint special counsel; counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners had not been paid salary since 2017. Considering the urgency, the Court granted only one week's time and directed the learned AGP to verify whether the order dated 19th November 2025 included CP/709/2025 in WP/1030/2016, CP/674/2025 in WP/1609/2016 and CP/675/2025 in WP/1032/2016 in the chart. The matters stood over to 29.01.2026. No substantive issue was decided; no precedent or statutory provision was cited.

A

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946 C.P. 235-25 & others.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

946 CONT. PETITION NO. 235 OF 2024 IN CP/282/2018

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 21 OF 2024 IN CP/781/2018

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 454 OF 2024 IN CP/254/2017

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 22 OF 2024 IN CP/783/2018

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 709 OF 2025 IN WP/1030/2016

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 23 OF 2024 IN CP/782/2018

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 675 OF 2025 IN WP/1032/2016

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 674 OF 2025 IN WP/1609/2016

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 599 OF 2022 IN WP/923/2017

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 600 OF 2022 IN WP/3961/2016

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 603 OF 2022 IN WP/3962/2016

WITH

(2)

946 C.P. 235-25 & others.odt

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 4008 OF 2023 IN CP/264/2017

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 255 OF 2024 IN WP/1030/2016

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 267 OF 2024 IN WP/8862/2022

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 198 OF 2023 IN CP/114/2018

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 199 OF 2023 IN CP/115/2018

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 363 OF 2024 IN WP/2274/2017

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 368 OF 2024 IN WP/2273/2017

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 223 OF 2023 IN WP/892/2016

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 403 OF 2024 IN WP/8509/2022

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 404 OF 2024 IN WP/10162/2022

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 406 OF 2024 IN WP/4038/2016

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 451 OF 2024 IN CP/251/2017

(3)

946 C.P. 235-25 & others.odt

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 452 OF 2024 IN CP/250/2017

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 453 OF 2024 IN CP/251/2017

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 596 OF 2022 IN WP/10817/2015

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6725 OF 2025 IN CP/492/2024

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6726 OF 2025 IN CP/510/2024

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6722 OF 2025 IN CP/512/2024

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6720 OF 2025 IN CP/508/2024

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6724 OF 2025 IN CP/509/2024

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 542 OF 2025

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 679 OF 2024 IN WP/4743/2014

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 926 OF 2024 IN WP/5179/2016

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 912 OF 2024

(4)

946 C.P. 235-25 & others.odt

IN WP/1030/2016

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 924 OF 2024 IN WP/1030/2016

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 913 OF 2024 IN WP/5272/2016

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 123 OF 2025 IN CP/264/2017

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 763 OF 2023 IN CP/631/2018

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 568 OF 2017 IN WP/10677/2016

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 912 OF 2023 IN CP/745/2018

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 916 OF 2023 IN CP/114/2018

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 913 OF 2023 IN CP/114/2018

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 1064 OF 2024 IN CP/264/2017

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 1066 OF 2024 IN CP/264/2017

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 1068 OF 2024 IN CP/264/2017

(5)

946 C.P. 235-25 & others.odt

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 917 OF 2023 IN CP/746/2018

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 938 OF 2023 IN WP/8375/2022

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 941 OF 2023 IN WP/8840/2022

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 939 OF 2023 IN WP/6097/2022

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 940 OF 2023 IN WP/8891/2022

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 106 OF 2024 IN CP/283/2018

WITH

CONT. PETITION NO. 108 OF 2024 IN CP/284/2018

PANKAJ KANTILAL KATE

VERSUS

SECRETARY, SCHOOL EDUCATION AND SPORTS DEPARTMENT

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Vinod Prakash Patil AGP for Respondent/State: Mr. P.K. Lakhotiya Advocate for the petitioner : Mrs. Sabhahat T. Kazi in CP/21/2024 Advocate for the petitioner : Mr. Shrikant B. Madde in CP/267/2024 Advocate for the petitioner : Mr. Yogesh M. Patil in CP/492/2024 Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Rahul S. Pawar in CP/679/2024 Advocate for Respondent No.6 : Mr. Ravi R. Bangar in CP/679/2024

(6)

946 C.P. 235-25 & others.odt

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Syed Azizoddin R. in CP/1064/2024

CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.

DATED : JANUARY 21, 2026

ORDER:-

The learned A.G.P. submits that the State is going to appoint special counsel in this matter. The respective learned counsel for the petitioners submits that, since 2017 the petitioners are not paid salary. Considering the urgency, only one week time is granted in this matter.

The learned A.G.P. to verify whether in the order dated 19^th November 2025, in CP/709/2025 IN WP/1030/2016, CP/674/2025 IN WP/1609/2016 and CP/675/2025 IN WP/1032/2016 are included in the chart.

Stand over to 29.01.2026.

( ABASAHEB D. SHINDE ) JUDGE

(SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE)

JUDGE

YSK/

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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1.
Compliance/enforcement concerning non-payment of salary to the petitioners since 2017, raised in a batch of contempt petitions and connected matters.medium confidence¶128
The court held
Considering the urgency and the State's submission that special counsel would be appointed, the Court granted only one week's time in the matter.ratio¶128

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Prior proceeding
Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have not been paid salary since 2017.¶128
Prior proceeding
An order dated 19th November 2025 was passed in CP/709/2025 in WP/1030/2016, CP/674/2025 in WP/1609/2016 and CP/675/2025 in WP/1032/2016; the learned A.G.P. was directed to verify whether these matters are included in the chart.¶129

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
PANKAJ KANTILAL KATE¶118
Vinod Prakash Patil, Sabhahat T. Kazi, Shrikant B. Madde, Yogesh M. Patil, Rahul S. Pawar, Syed Azizoddin R.
respondent
SECRETARY, SCHOOL EDUCATION AND SPORTS DEPARTMENT¶120
P.K. Lakhotiya, Ravi R. Bangar

Coram

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SANDIPKUMAR C. MOREmember¶125
ABASAHEB D. SHINDEmember¶125

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Bombay HC
Decided on: 21 Jan 2026 · January
Registered: 5 Jan 2024
Case no.: CP/22/2024
CNR: HCBM030008112024
Bench: Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Case type: CONT. PETITION

All orders in this case

26 orders share this CNR

8 Jan 2024Order 1 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
5 Feb 2024Order 2 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
23 Feb 2024Order 3 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
22 Mar 2024Order 4 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
8 Apr 2024Order 5 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
29 Apr 2024Order 6 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
13 Aug 2024Order 7 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
3 Oct 2024Order 8 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
29 Nov 2024Order 9 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
5 Feb 2025Order 10 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
26 Feb 2025Order 11 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
2 Apr 2025Order 12 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
4 Apr 2025Order 13 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
21 Apr 2025Order 14 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
11 Jun 2025Order 15 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
25 Jun 2025Order 16 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
22 Jul 2025Order 17 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
19 Aug 2025Order 18 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
2 Sept 2025Order 19 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
10 Sept 2025Order 20 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
8 Oct 2025Order 21 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
19 Nov 2025Order 22 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
21 Jan 2026Order 23 — this page · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
29 Jan 2026Order 24 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
16 Feb 2026Order 25 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde
10 Mar 2026Order 26 · Sandipkumar C. More Abasaheb D. Shinde

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Cite this judgement

Vikas Ratan Deore v. Ranjit Singh Deol, CP/22/2024 (BOM), decided on 21 January 2026.

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Procedural history2

Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have not been paid salary since 2017.
An order dated 19th November 2025 was passed in CP/709/2025 in WP/1030/2016, CP/674/2025 in WP/1609/2016 and CP/675/2025 in WP/1032/2016; the learned A.G.P. was directed to verify whether these matters are included in the chart.

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Bench / Coram

SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE and ABASAHEB D. SHINDE

Parties & counsel