Bombay High Court

SANTOSH RAMESH DESHMUKHversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The representation is to be treated as an appeal under the Government Resolution and must be decided within eight weeks.

Summary

Santosh Ramesh Deshmukh filed a writ petition challenging the order dated 23‑09‑2025 of the Grievance Redressal Committee of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, which had rejected his request. He subsequently made a representation on 29‑12‑2025 to the Divisional President of the Board, seeking relief. The High Court noted a Government Resolution dated 31‑07‑2026 directing that such representations be treated as appeals before the Committee headed by the Divisional President and decided within eight weeks. The Court held that the representation filed by the petitioner qualifies as an appeal under the said resolution and must be decided within the stipulated period, taking into account the precedent set in Writ Petition No. 5379 of 2019. Accordingly, the writ petition was disposed of, with the matter to be decided by the Board within eight weeks of receipt of the order.

Issues considered

Whether the representation dated 29‑12‑2025 can be deemed an appeal under the Government Resolution of 31‑07‑2026.
Whether the High Court can direct the Board to decide the appeal within eight weeks.

Subjects

Grievance Redressal Committee
Appeal
Writ Petition
Education Board
High Court of Bombay
Government Resolution

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:38349-DB


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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                               WRIT PETITION NO. 10191 OF 2026

                                 SANTOSH RAMESH DESHMUKH
                                             VERSUS
                  THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND
                                             OTHERS
                                                 ...
              Mr. K. D. Pote, Advocate h/f Mr. Arvind Gopalrao Ambetkar, Advocate
              for the Petitioner
              Ms. N. B. Kamble, AGP for Respondents/State
                                                 ...

                                      CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                              ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                       DATE : 19th AUGUST, 2026

              PER COURT :

              1.           By this petition, the petitioner challenges order dated

              23/09/2025 passed by the Grievance Redressal Committee, thereby

              rejecting the request of petitioner. Petitioner thereafter made

              representation    on   29/12/2025    to   the   Divisional   President,

              Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary

              Education.


              2.           As per Government Resolution dated 31/07/2026, the

              petitioner has to challenge the decision rendered by the Grievance

              Redressal Committee before the Committee headed by Divisional

              President, Maharashtra State Board and Secondary and Higher

              Secondary Education of the concerned Division, which he has

              already done.




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3.          In the light of the above, representation of the petitioner

dated   29/12/2025    shall   be   treated   as   appeal     in   terms     of

Government Resolution dated 31/07/2026 and the same shall be

decided within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of

copy of this order, by taking into consideration the order dated

24/08/2021, passed by this Court at Principal Seat [Coram: R. D.

Dhanuka and R. I. Chagla, JJ.] in Writ Petition No.5379 of 2019. With

these directions the writ petition is disposed of.



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




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