Bombay High Court

MADHURI NAMDEV RAHINJversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The court held that the respondent must decide the petitioner's representation on its merits within eight weeks of receipt of the order.

Summary

Petitioner Madhuri Namdev Rahinj filed a writ petition challenging the State of Maharashtra's inaction on her representation dated 01/06/2026. The petition sought a directive for the State to consider the representation on its merits. The High Court, after hearing counsel for both sides, ordered that the respondent (State) must decide the representation within eight weeks of receiving the order. No substantive discussion on the merits of the representation was made, as the court limited its intervention to a procedural directive. The petition was consequently disposed with the direction to the State to act.

Issues considered

Whether the State of Maharashtra is required to decide the petitioner's representation dated 01/06/2026 on its merits within a specified time frame

Subjects

writ petition
representation
administrative law
time-bound order
High Court of Bombay
procedural direction

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:37858-DB


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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                              WRIT PETITION NO. 10193 OF 2026

                                    MADHURI NAMDEV RAHINJ
                                             VERSUS
               THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS
                                                ...
              Mr. Vivek V. Tarde, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. N. D. Batule, AGP for Respondents/State
                                                ...

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

              PER COURT :

              .             The writ petition is disposed of by directing respondent

              No.2    to   decide   the    representation   of   the   petitioner    dated

              01/06/2026, 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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