Bombay High Court

SARANGDHAR SUKHDEO JAIWALversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court directs respondents 3 and 4 to complete the enquiry within four weeks, providing an opportunity of hearing to all concerned.

Summary

Sarangdhar Sukhdeo Jaiwal filed a criminal writ petition seeking the Court’s direction to act on his representations dated 21‑02‑2021 and 20‑08‑2021 for initiating an enquiry against respondents 8 to 13. Respondents 3 and 4 (Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad) produced a communication dated 03‑09‑2026 indicating that the enquiry had been initiated, the petitioner was asked to produce documents, and that the enquiry would be completed within four weeks. The Court recorded this communication as an undertaking and ordered the respondents to complete the enquiry within four weeks, ensuring a hearing to all concerned parties. The petition was consequently disposed of with the said direction. No substantive merits of the enquiry were examined by the Court.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can direct a public authority to complete an administrative enquiry within a specified time frame under its writ jurisdiction.

Subjects

writ petition
administrative enquiry
public authority
direction to inquiry
Article 226
procedural fairness

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:41456-DB

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                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                        948 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1059 OF 2021

                              SARANGDHAR SUKHDEO JAIWAL
                                           VERSUS
                       THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                              ...
                         Advocate for the petitioner : Mr.K.D.Khade
                       APP for Respondent-State : Mrs.M.N.Ghanekar
                  Advocate for Respondent nos. 3 and 4 : Mr.Satej S. Jadhav
                    Advocate for respondent no. 7 : Mr.V.D.Sapkal, Senior
                                Advocate i/b. Adv.Nikita Gore.
                                              ...
                                    CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE &
                                                  VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,JJ.

                                      DATE    :    04.09.2026
                 P.C. :


                 1]          Heard.



                 2]          The petition is filed for direction to decide

                 representations of the petitioner dated 21.02.2021 and

                 20.08.2021 for initiating enquiry against the respondent

                 nos.8 to 13. However, the learned counsel for the respondent

                 nos.3 and 4 i.e. Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad, has placed on

                 record communication dated 03.09.2026 issued by the Block

                 Development Officer, Panchayat Samiti, Sillod to the Deputy

                 Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad, Chh. Sambhajinagar

                 mentioning that as per the representations of the petitioner,
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the enquiry has been initiated and the petitioner is also

called for adducing documents and evidence, if any. The

learned counsel for the respondent nos.3 and 4 further

submits that enquiry will be conducted within four weeks.



3]         We record this statement as an undertaking to

this Court and dispose of this Writ Petition, with direction to

the respondent nos.3 and 4 to complete the enquiry by giving

an opportunity of hearing to all the concerned within four

weeks.




[VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV]            [SANDIPKUMAR C.MORE]
        JUDGE                           JUDGE

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