Bombay High Court

ASHWINEE BALASAHEB DHANAVE PATIL AND ORSversusTHE STATE OF MAHRASHTRA THR THE SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPT AND ANR

Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The High Court directed the School Education Department to decide the pending appointment proposal within six weeks, thereby disposing of the petition.

Summary

The petitioners, including Smt. Ashwinee Balasaheb Dhanave-Patil, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking a direction to the State's School Education Department to approve the appointment of petitioner No.1, a proposal that had been pending since 9 May 2024. The petitioners argued that the delay was unjustified and requested the court to order an expeditious decision. The respondents included the State of Maharashtra and the School Education Department, with the latter being the authority responsible for the appointment. The court noted that the relief sought was limited and deemed it unnecessary to issue a notice to the second respondent. Consequently, the court disposed of the petition by directing the School Education Department to decide the pending proposal within six weeks of the order. The order aimed to ensure timely administrative action without further judicial intervention.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can direct an administrative authority to decide a pending appointment proposal within a specified time frame
Whether notice to the respondent authority is required in such a petition

Subjects

writ petition
appointment delay
administrative direction
High Court of Bombay
expeditious decision
school education department

Judgment

                                                                  87-WP-10440-2025.doc



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                         CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
                          CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                      WRIT PETITION NO. 10440 OF 2025

Smt. Ashwinee Balasaheb Dhanave-Patil and                ...Petitioners
others
           Versus
The State of Mahrashtra, through The Secretary           ...Respondents
School Education Department and another

                                   ——————
Mr. Sagar A. Mane a/w Rushikesh D. Jagdale and Miss Neha Farakate – Advocate
for the Petitioners
Mr. V. G. Badgujar – AGP for the State
                                   ——————
                                     Coram :     Sharmila U. Deshmukh &
                                                 Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ.
                                     Date      : October 07, 2026.
P. C. :


1.         Considering the limited grievance raised in the present Petition,

we do not deem it necessary to issue notice to Respondent No. 2.


2.         The learned Advocate appearing for the Petitioners submits that

the proposal seeking approval for the appointment of the Petitioner

No.1 has been pending with Respondent No. 2 since 09.05.2024, and

that the same may be directed to be decided expeditiously.


3.         In view of the limited relief sought, the Petition is disposed of by

directing Respondent No. 2 to decide the proposal dated 09.05.2024



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expeditiously, if the same has not already been decided, and in any

event, within a period of six (6) weeks from today.




 [Neeraj P. Dhote, J.]                     [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.]




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