Bombay High Court

ANIL FULCHAND BIRAJDARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARATRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court recorded the respondent’s undertaking to decide the proposal within one to two weeks and disposed of the petition.

Summary

The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking a court direction for Respondent No.2 to decide a proposal of approval dated 31‑12‑2016. The respondent, through its Additional Government Pleader, submitted a written undertaking that the proposal would be decided within one to two weeks and placed the instruction on record. The Court recorded this undertaking as a binding statement to the Court. No further hearing was required and the petition was disposed of on the basis of the respondent’s undertaking. The order effectively closed the petition without further judicial intervention.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can compel the respondent to decide the pending proposal within a specified time

Subjects

writ petition
direction
administrative undertaking
disposal of petition
high court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:39352
(1) 46wp10466.26

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD

46 WRIT PETITION NO. 10466 OF 2026
Anil Fulchand Birajdar
….Petitioner
VERSUS

The State Of Maharatra And Others
…..Respondent

Mr. M. D. Shinde, Advocate for the Petitioner
Mr. M. K. Goyanka, AGP for the respondents/State

CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI &
ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. J.
DATE : 24th AUGUST, 2026

PER COURT :

1. By this Petition the Petitioner seeks direction to

Respondent No. 2 to decide the proposal of approval of the Petitioner

dated 31-12-2016.

2. Learned AGP on written instructions submits that said

proposal will be decided within one or two weeks. The copy of the

said written instruction is placed on record.

3. Recording the said statement as undertaking to this

Court, the writ Petition is disposed of.

[ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. ] [NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.]

VishalK/46wp10466.26

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