Bombay High Court

AMOL MAROTRAO SHINDEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Deputy Director of Education must decide the petitioner’s representation on its merits within twelve weeks of receipt of the Court’s order.

Summary

Amol Marotrao Shinde filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging the failure of the Deputy Director of Education to decide a representation he submitted on 30 June 2026. The petitioner alleged that the delay violated his right to a fair administrative process and sought a direction for the authority to act. The Court examined whether the statutory duty of the education department to consider representations required a timely decision and whether the petitioner was entitled to judicial intervention. Finding that the representation remained pending without any substantive consideration, the Court held that the authority must decide the matter on its merits. Accordingly, the Court ordered the Deputy Director of Education to decide the representation within twelve weeks of receiving the order, and disposed of the writ petition.

Issues considered

Whether the Deputy Director of Education is obligated to decide the petitioner's representation within a reasonable time.
Whether the High Court can compel the education department to decide the representation on its merits.

Subjects

writ petition
administrative law
right to representation
education department
delay in decision
mandamus

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:39547-DB


                                                   *1*                    67-wp-10700-2026


                           IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                       BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                67 WRIT PETITION NO. 10700 OF 2026

                                   Amol Marotrao Shinde
                                            VERSUS
                  The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary &
                                             Others
                                              …..
                Mr. Sandip P. Sonwane h/f. Mr. S. V. Jadhwar, Advocate for the
                Petitioner
                Mr. N. D. Batule, AGP for Respondents /State
                                               ...

                                       CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI &
                                               ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                       DATE : 27th AUGUST 2026

                P. C. :-

                1.         Writ Petition is disposed of by directing Respondent No.3-

                Deputy Director of Education to decide the representation of the

                petitioner dated 30.06.2026, if not already decided, on its own

                merits, within a period of twelve (12) weeks from the date of

                receipt of copy of this order.




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




                Narwade

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