Pratiksha Pundlik Mahalunge v. Shivdatta Dnyanprasarak Mandal Trough President Secretary Sainath Laxman Mhatre
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt petition dismissed as misconceived; Bombay High Court, Sharmila U. Deshmukh (J.), 03-02-2026; Contempt Petition No. 236 of 2024 (filed 11-03-2024); contempt alleged of order dated 30-10-2023 in Writ Petition No. 7697 of 2023; held: liability on respondent-trust arises only after pay bills rejected by Deputy Director of Education and communication made to trust; at filing, no decision taken on pay bill, hence no liability to pay; petitioner Pratiksha Pundlik Mahalunge; respondents Shivdatta Dnyanprasarak Mandal (Sainath Laxman Mhatre) and Ors.; no statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Perusal of the order of which contempt is alleged indicates that the liability on the Respondent-trust would arise only after the pay bills are rejected by the Deputy Director of Education and a communication to that effect is made to the Respondent-trust.