Bombay High Court

RATNA KHUSHALRAO BHAVAREversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petitioner must first approach the Grievance Redressal Committee under the 2024 Government Resolution before seeking judicial relief.

Summary

The petitioner, Ratna Khushalrao Bhavare, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra and other respondents. The petition raised the question of whether the petitioner could directly approach the court for redress of her grievance. The Court examined the procedural framework established by the Government Resolution dated 27 March 2024, which created a Grievance Redressal Committee for such matters. It held that the petitioner must first exhaust the remedy provided by that Committee before the Court can entertain the grievance. Accordingly, the Court granted the petitioner liberty to approach the Committee within two weeks and disposed of the writ petition. The order directed that the Committee consider the grievance in accordance with government policy, rules and regulations and do so expeditiously.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is required to first approach the Grievance Redressal Committee constituted under the 2024 Government Resolution before seeking judicial relief in a writ petition.

Subjects

Writ Petition
Grievance Redressal Committee
Administrative Law
Government Resolution
Procedural Remedy
High Court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:39442-DB
34-WP-10844-26.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD

WRIT PETITION NO. 10844 OF 2026

Ratna Khushalrao Bhavare ..PETITIONER
VERSUS
State of Maharashtra and Others ..RESPONDENTS

....
Mr. R.R. Imale, Advocate for Petitioner
Mr. S.R. Wakale, A.G.P. for Respondent nos.1 to 3
....

CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
DATE : 24th AUGUST, 2026

PER COURT :

1. The Writ Petition is disposed of by granting liberty to the Petitioner

to approach the Grievance Redressal Committee constituted under the

Government Resolution dated 27 th March, 2024, within a period of two weeks

from today.

2. If the Petitioner approached the Committee, grievance of the

Petitioner shall be considered in the light of Government policy, rules and

regulations expeditiously.

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