Bombay High Court

SURESH BHARAT BADAKHversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE HONBLE REVENUE MINISTER AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The respondent must decide the stay application within four weeks and the pending revision within twelve weeks from receipt of the Court’s order.

Summary

The petitioner, Suresh Bharat Badakh, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra. The petition raised a stay application under section 257 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, which was pending before the respondent. The Court directed the respondent to decide the stay application within four weeks of receiving the order. Additionally, the Court ordered that the pending revision be decided within twelve weeks of receipt of the order. No substantive merits of the stay were discussed; the Court’s direction was purely procedural. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of with these time‑bound directives.

Issues considered

Whether the stay application filed under section 257 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code should be decided by the respondent within a specified period
Whether the pending revision under the same code should be decided within twelve weeks

Legislation cited

Maharashtra Land Revenue Code — s. 257

Subjects

Writ Petition
Stay Order
Maharashtra Land Revenue Code
Section 257
Revision
High Court
Procedural Directions

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:39663-DB


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                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                  WRIT PETITION NO.10751 OF 2026

                 Suresh Bharat Badakh                                    PETITIONER

                        VERSUS

                 The State of Maharashtra and Others             RESPONDENTS
                                                .......
                 Mr. Ajeet B. Kale, Advocate for the Petitioner
                 Mr. A. B. Girase, Government Pleader for Respondent - State
                                                .......

                                [CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, &
                                         ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. J.]

                                       DATE : 31st AUGUST, 2026

                 ORDER :

                 1.     Leave    to   correct   nomenclature   of   Respondent   No.1.
                 Amendment be carried out forthwith.


                 2.     The Writ Petition is disposed of by directing Respondent
                 No.1 to decide the stay application filed by the Petitioner in
                 Second Revision filed under section 257 of the Maharashtra Land
                 Revenue Code, in April, 2026, after hearing the concerned
                 parties, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of
                 copy of this order.


                 3.     The Pending revision shall be decided within 12 weeks from
                 the date of receipt of copy of this order.



                 [ ABASAHEB D. SHINDE ]                   [ NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI ]
                          JUDGE                                      JUDGE
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