Kishor Namdev Mahale v. Ranjit Singh Deol
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt Petitions batch (lead: CONT. PETITION NO. 235 OF 2024 IN CP/282/2018), Bombay HC Aurangabad, decided 16.02.2026 by Sandipkumar C. More and Abasaheb D. Shinde, JJ. (Per Court). Subject: withdrawal of deposited salary-arrear funds of Rs.29,25,82,963/- (deposited 13.01.2026 pursuant to order dated 19.11.2025). Relief: 39 petitioners in Chart-I (eligible) allowed full withdrawal with accrued interest; 71 petitioners in Chart-II (ineligible) allowed 50% withdrawal with accrued interest on equity grounds without deciding eligibility; withdrawals conditional on outcome of pending Writ Petitions challenging subsequent ineligibility orders. Outcome: all Contempt Petitions disposed of. No statutes or precedent cases cited; no separate or dissenting opinion.
What did the court decide?
Permission granted to the 39 petitioners shown in Chart-I to withdraw the entire calculated amount with interest accrued till date, and to the 71 petitioners shown in Chart-II to withdraw 50% of the calculated amount with interest accrued till date; withdrawals subject to the final outcome of the pending Writ Petitions challenging the subsequent orders of ineligibility; all Contempt Petitions disposed of.