Bombay High Court

MOHMMAD AIJAJ MOHMMAD SHAFI BAGWANversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR REVENUE AND FOREST DEPT AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court holds that the respondent must decide the objection/application on its merits within eight weeks and communicate the decision to the petitioner.

Summary

Petitioner Mohammad Aijaj Mohammad Shafi Bagwan filed Writ Petition No.10960 of 2026 challenging the delay in deciding an objection/application he filed on 9 August 2025. The petition sought a directive for the State of Maharashtra (Respondent No.5) to decide the matter on its merits. The High Court, after hearing counsel, disposed of the petition by ordering Respondent No.5 to decide the objection/application within eight weeks of receiving the order and to communicate the decision to the petitioner. No substantive merits of the objection were examined. The order is a procedural direction to expedite the pending administrative decision.

Issues considered

Whether the respondent should be directed to decide the petitioner’s objection/application filed on 9 August 2025 on its merits within a specified time

Subjects

writ petition
procedural direction
administrative delay
high court order
Maharashtra

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:39662-DB


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                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                 WRIT PETITION NO.10960 OF 2026

                 Mohmmad Aijaj Mohmmad Shafi Bagwan                   PETITIONER

                        VERSUS

                 The State of Maharashtra and Others               RESPONDENTS

                                               .......
                 Mr. M. R. Wagh, Advocate for the Petitioner (Through VC)
                 Ms. Neha B. Kamble, AGP for Respondent - State
                                               .......

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

                                      DATE : 31st AUGUST, 2026

                 ORDER :

                        The Writ Petition is disposed of by directing Respondent

                 No.5 to decide the objection / application filed by the Petitioner

                 on 9th August, 2025, if not already decided, on its own merits,

                 within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of

                 this order, after hearing the concerned and communicate the

                 decision to the Petitioner.



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

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