Bombay High Court

PARIVARTAN SEVA BHAVI SANSTHA GULKHAND THR ITS PRESIDENT AND ORSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court directs the respondent to decide the remanded proceedings and the petitioners' representations on merit within the stipulated periods.

Summary

The petitioners, represented by Parivartan Seva Bhavi Sanstha, sought relief from the State of Maharashtra regarding proceedings that had been remanded by the Divisional Commissioner on 29 September 2025. The High Court examined whether the State authority should be compelled to decide the remanded matters and the petitioners' representations within a reasonable time. The Court found no impediment to directing the respondent to act and ordered it to decide the remanded proceedings on its own merit within six weeks of receiving the order. Additionally, the Court directed the respondent to adjudicate the specific representations filed by petitioners No.2 and No.3 within eight weeks. The order thus provides a time‑bound directive to the State authority to resolve the pending administrative matters.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can direct the State authority to decide the remanded proceedings and pending representations within a specified time

Subjects

writ petition
administrative law
remand
time‑bound decision
state authority

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:37382-DB


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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                             WRIT PETITION NO. 10040 OF 2026

                  PARIVARTAN SEVA BHAVI SANSTHA, GULKHAND THROUGH ITS
                                    PRESIDENT AND OTHERS
                                            VERSUS
                  THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND
                                            OTHERS
                                               ...
              Mr. Ramrao Gangadharrao Nirmal, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. S. R. Wakle, AGP for Respondents/State
                                               ...

                                      CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                              ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                       DATE : 17th AUGUST, 2026

              PER COURT :

              1.           The writ petition is disposed of by directing respondent

              No.2 to take decision on the proceedings of the petitioners

              remanded by the Divisional Commissioner on 29/09/2025, on it’s

              own merit, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of

              copy of this order.

              2.           Also, respondent No.2 shall decide the representations

              of petitioner No.2 dated 03/09/2025 and 16/10/2025 and petitioner

              No.3 dated 02/09/2025 and 16/10/2025, on it’s own merit, within a

              period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.



              (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.)              (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)




              SVH

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