38-cp-440-2025.doc Nikita IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CONTEMPT PETITION NO.440 OF 2025 IN WRIT PETITION NO.17262 OF 2024 Baswani Dhondiba Patil ...Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent ….. Mr. Saurabh Tandale i/b Mr. Sushant Yaramwar for the Petitioner. Mr. V. M. Mali, AGP for the State. ….. CORAM : M.S. KARNIK & SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH, JJ. DATE : 19th SEPTEMBER, 2025. P.C: 1. Learned Counsel for the Petitioner invited our attention to the order dated 14th August, 2025 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, which reads as under: “1. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that without there being a caste validation certificate there could not have been a direction in the terms as provided in the impugned order. 2. Matter requires consideration. Issue notice, returnable in six weeks. 3. In the mean time, the effect and operation of the Order dated 11.03.2025 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay shall remain stayed.” 2. In view of the matter, since the order passed by this Court is 1 of 2 NIKITA KAILAS DARADE Digitally signed by NIKITA KAILAS DARADE Date: 2025.09.19 15:46:02 +0530 38-cp-440-2025.doc stayed, we are not inclined to keep the contempt petition pending. 3. Liberty to file a fresh petition after the matter is finally decided by the Hon’ble Supreme Court. 4. The Contempt Petition is disposed off. [SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH, J.] [M.S. KARNIK, J.] 2 of 2