Authority: High Court of Judicature at Bombay

Order Date: 13 October 2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: Jayant Vishwanath Salunke (signed digitally on 13 Oct 2026) represented by Advocate Rajnesh Jaiswal.
  • Respondents: State (Respondent No.1), Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (Respondent Nos.2‑7), and other respondents (Nos.8‑10) represented by counsel S. B. Gore, Ms. Madhavi Nalluri, Ms. K. H. Mastakar, Senior Advocate Girish S. Godbole, Mr. Samir A. Vaidya, Ms. Zeba Kaskar, Mr. Makarand Raut, and others.
  • Interim Application: IA/5785/2026 filed by petitioners seeking relief from procedural objections raised by the Registry.
  • Key Allegations/Issues: Petitioners claimed unavoidable circumstances prevented timely rectification of Registry objections; respondents raised no objection to the proposed timeline.
  • Court Observations:
  • The Court accepted the petitioners’ explanation and granted a two‑week period to remove all objections/defects.
  • The Court recalled its earlier Order dated 7 August 2026 concerning the contempt petition and restored the contempt petition to its original file, subject to the removal of objections.
  • Interim Application No.5785/2026 was disposed of.
  • Contempt Petition (L) No.11033/2026:
  • Respondents‑Corporation highlighted that, pursuant to the order dated 3 July 2026, a public auction process had already commenced, with newspaper advertisements published and an agency appointed to conduct the auction.
  • Respondents requested a further adjournment to present relevant facts.
  • The Court stood over the contempt petition to 23 October 2026, to be listed together with Interim Application No.5208/2026 for intervention.

Final Outcome

  • The order dated 7 August 2026 is recalled; the contempt petition is restored to its original file, contingent upon removal of all Registry objections within two weeks of the order’s upload.
  • The contempt petition hearing is adjourned to 23 October 2026, to be heard alongside Interim Application No.5208/2026.

Topics: Court Order, Contempt Petition, Procedural Compliance