Bombay High Court

SHARANBASAPPA MALLINATH KARANDEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR DHARASHIV AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petitioner may approach the High Court if the revision petition is not decided within a reasonable time.

Summary

The petitioner filed a writ petition challenging the delay in deciding his revision petition before the State authorities. The High Court noted that the revision petition had not been decided within a reasonable time. The Court held that the petitioner is at liberty to approach the High Court if the revision remains pending unreasonably. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed without further orders. No substantive merits of the original dispute were addressed.

Issues considered

Whether a petitioner may approach the High Court when a revision petition remains undecided for an unreasonable period

Subjects

Writ petition
Revision petition
Reasonable time
High Court jurisdiction

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:37389-DB


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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                             WRIT PETITION NO. 10041 OF 2026

                             SHARANBASAPPA MALLINATH KARANDE
                                           VERSUS
              THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR
                                   DHARASHIV AND OTHERS
                                               ...
              Mr. Vikram S. Undre, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Ms. N. B. Kamble, AGP for Respondents/State
                                               ...

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

              PER COURT :

              .            The writ petition is disposed of by observing that, if the

              Revision Petition of the petitioner is not decided within a reasonable

              time, he is at liberty to approach this Court.



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




              SVH

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