Bombay High Court

SANTOSH TARASING CHAVAN AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court held that the respondent must decide the petitioners' representation on its merits within eight weeks of receipt of the order.

Summary

The petitioners, Santosh Tarasing Chavan and others, filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the State of Maharashtra decide their representation dated 20 June 2025. The petitioners alleged undue delay in the consideration of their representation. The High Court, after hearing counsel for both sides, ordered that the respondent (State) must decide the representation on its merits within eight weeks of receiving the copy of the order. No substantive merits of the representation were addressed; the court merely directed timely adjudication. The petition was therefore disposed with the said direction.

Issues considered

Whether the State of Maharashtra should be directed to decide the petitioners' representation dated 20/06/2025 on its merits within a reasonable time

Subjects

writ petition
representation
direction
high court
procedural delay
administrative law

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:40327-DB


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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                             WRIT PETITION NO. 11117 OF 2026

                           SANTOSH TARASING CHAVAN AND OTHERS
                                             VERSUS
              THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
                                          AND OTHERS
                                               ...
              Mr. Suresh N. Rodge, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. N. D. Batule, AGP for Respondents/State
                                               ...

                                      CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                              ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                       DATE : 02nd SEPTEMBER, 2026

              PER COURT :

              .            The writ petition is disposed of by directing respondent

              No.2    to decide   the representation    of   the petitioners    dated

              20/06/2025, if not already decided, on it’s own merit, within a

              period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.



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




              SVH

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