7 CP-357-26.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 357 OF 2026 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 12910 OF 2025 Shivaji Sambu Waghralkar ..Petitioner Versus The Commissioner of Police & anr. …Respondents Mr. Bernardo Reis a/w Pratik Dixit i/b Ms. Parampara Mistry, for the Petitioner. Mr. V G Badgujar, AGP for Respondents - State. CORAM : N. J. JAMADAR, J. DATE : 24th August 2026 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner. 2. Contempt is primarily alleged on the ground that, despite direction by this Court, order was passed by the Competent Authority without providing an effective opportunity of hearing. 3. There is no ground for initiating contempt proceeding as on Page 59 of the affidavit-in-reply, a categorical statement is made that, the petitioner was given notice of hearing and the petitioner did appear before the Authority on 17th June, 2026. 4. Mr. Reis, the learned Counsel for the petitioner, submitted that, though on that day the petitioner was present before the SAINATH, PA 1/2 SAINATH SANJAY BODKHE Digitally signed by SAINATH SANJAY BODKHE Date: 2026.08.25 15:00:46 +0530 7 CP-357-26.DOC Competent Authority, no opportunity of hearing was given to the petitioner. If that is the case, that would be a ground for challenging the order by initiating appropriate proceeding. 5. The Contempt Petition, thus, stands disposed. [N. J. JAMADAR, J.] SAINATH, PA 2/2