Bombay High Court
ANIRUDDHA EKNATH LATPATEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
Respondent No.2 must consider the petitioner's representation dated 25/11/2016 and decide the same within eight weeks from the date of the order.
Summary
The petitioner, Aniruddha Eknath Latpate, filed a writ petition seeking a directive that the Superintendent of Police, Parbhani, consider a representation he submitted on 25 November 2016. He relied on a prior judgment of this Court (Writ Petition No.12966/2017) which held that interest at 12% per annum is payable on gratuity amounts. The Court was asked to order the respondent to decide the representation within a specific time frame. The Bench, after noting the earlier decision, directed the respondent to consider the representation and render a decision within eight weeks from the date of the order. No substantive discussion on the merits of the representation was required; the order was purely procedural. The petition was therefore disposed with the said directions.
Issues considered
- Whether the Superintendent of Police, Parbhani, is obligated to consider the petitioner's representation dated 25/11/2016 and decide on it within a stipulated period, in view of the earlier judgment on gratuity interest.
Subjects
- writ petition
- representation
- gratuity
- interest
- procedural direction
- high court
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:1674-DB
11162.18wp
(1)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
25 WRIT PETITION NO. 11162 OF 2018
ANIRUDDHA EKNATH LATPATE
VERSUS
1. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. THE SECRETARY,
HOME DEPARTMENT, MUMBAI
2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PARBHANI
…..
Mr J. M. Murkute, Advocate for Petitioner
Ms J. P. Reddy, APP for Respondents/State
…..
CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT
AND
SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, JJ.
DATE : 17th JANUARY 2026
PER COURT :-
1. This petition is filed seeking directions to respondent
No.2 to consider and decide representation of the petitioner dated
25/11/2016. The petitioner relies upon the judgment of this Court
dated 03/04/2018 delivered in Writ Petition No.12966/2017
(Vinodkumar Narayan Dixit Vs. State of Maharashtra) to show that he
is entitled to receive interest @ 12% p.a. upon the gratuity amount.
2. This petition can be disposed of with the following
directions : -
11162.18wp
(2)
Respondent No.2 to consider representation dated 25/11/2016,
filed by the petitioner and decide the same within a period of
eight weeks from today, keeping in view the judgment of this
Court in Writ Petition No.12966/2017 (supra).
[SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.] [KISHORE C. SANT, J.]
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