905 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 13 OF 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 905 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 13 OF 2021 IN WP/8424/2015 Laxminarayan Chotelal Rathod And Another Versus The State Of Maharashtra And Others __________________________________________________________ • Ms. A. S. Jadhav, Advocate h/f. Ms. Kasturkar Mayuri G., Advocate for the Petitioners • Mr. N. B. Patil, AGP for State • Mr. Jagatkar Amol Anantrao, Advocate for Respondent No. 4 __________________________________________________________ CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ. DATE : OCTOBER 15, 2026 ORDER : [PER VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, J.] 1) Affidavit is filed by Respondent No. 3 wherein it is stated that in furtherance of compliance of the order under contempt the notices were issued for removal of encroachment to the villagers. One of the villagers has challenged the notice by way of Writ Petition No. 7077 of 2019 wherein by order dated 13.06.2019 this Court has passed an order of status quo. 2) As the status quo order is passed in Writ Petition No. 7077 of 2019, the order under contempt cannot be complied with. Komal Kamble Page| 1 of 2 2026:BHC-AUG:49549-DB 905 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 13 OF 2021 3) In view of the same, the contempt petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file an appropriate proceeding after the disposal of Writ Petition No. 7077 of 2019. (VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV) JUDGE (SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE) JUDGE Komal Kamble Page| 2 of 2