Bombay High Court
DHANSHETTI RAJENDRA GOVINDRAO AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The Court directed the respondents to decide the petitioners' pending representations on merit within eight weeks of receipt of the order.
Summary
Petitioners (Sudam Narayan Burkulee and others, Dhanshetti Rajendra Govindrao and others, and Shri Bhure Sangam Vishwanathrao and others) filed writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking to be granted selection grade in their employment. Their applications for selection grade were pending with the Zilla Parishads of Nanded and Parbhani (respondents No. 5 and 6). The State of Maharashtra, through its Secretary, was also a respondent; the petitioners were represented by Advocate S.G. Munde, while the State and the Zilla Parishads were represented by various AGPs and counsel. The Court examined whether the authorities were obligated to decide the pending representations on merit within a reasonable time. It held that the respondents must decide the representations on their own merits and in accordance with law, and directed that the decision be rendered as expeditiously as possible, but in any event within eight weeks of receipt of the order. No specific statutory provision was invoked, and the writ petitions were disposed by the two‑judge bench of Justice Nitin B. Suryawanshi and Justice D. Shinde.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioners are entitled to the selection grade while their representations are pending with the Zilla Parishads
- Whether the respondents are bound to decide the pending representations on merit within a reasonable time
Subjects
- selection grade
- writ petition
- Zilla Parishad
- high court
- representation
- expeditious decision
- administrative law
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:36580-DB
{1} 53-wp-9930-2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
53 WRIT PETITION NO. 9930 OF 2026
Sudam Narayan Burkulee And Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others
...
Mr. S.G. Munde, Advocate for the Petitioners
Mr. B.B. Bhise, AGP for State
Ms. Yogita Thorat, Advocate for Respondents No. 5 to 7- Zilla Parishad-
Nanded
90 WRIT PETITION NO. 10058 OF 2026
Dhanshetti Rajendra Govindrao And Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others
Mr. S.G. Munde, Advocate for the Petitioners
Mr. S.R. Wakle, AGP for State
Mr. R.D. Thorat h/f Mr. V.H. Salunke , Advocate for Respondents- Zilla
Parishad Parbhani
WRIT PETITION NO. 10413 OF 2026
Shri. Bhure Sangam Vishwanathrao And Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others
Mr. S.G. Munde, Advocate for the Petitioners
Mr. S.R. Wakle, AGP for State
Mr. R.D. Thorat h/f Mr. V.H. Salunke , Advocate for Respondents- Zilla
Parishad Parbhani
.......
CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
DATE : 17th AUGUST, 2026
{2} 53-wp-9930-2026
PER COURT :
1. Petitioners are seeking selection grade. Their
representations/proposals are pending with respondent No.5 and
6/Zilla Parishad, Nanded and Parbhani.
2. We have heard learned AGP who waives service of notice for
respondent Nos.1 to 4, learned Advocate Ms. Yogita Thorat for
Respondents No. 5 to 7 in Writ Petition No. 9930 of 2026 and learned
advocate Mr. R.D. Thorat holding for Mr. V.H. Salunke for Respondents
No. 5 to 7 in Writ Petition No. 10058 of 2026 and 10413 of 2026.
3. The writ petitions are disposed of by directing respondents No.5
and 6 to decide representations/proposals/list filed by the petitioners
(Annexure ‘A’ of petitions) on their own merits and in accordance with
law, as expeditiously as possible and in any case, within a period of
eight weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.
(ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)
Bhagyawant Punde
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