Bombay High Court

ABHIJEET ASHOK DESHPANDE AND ANOTHERversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The respondents must decide the petitioners' representation on its merits within eight weeks of receipt of the order.

Summary

Abhijeet Ashok Deshpande and another filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging the failure of the respondents to decide on their representation dated 05.05.2025 and 08.06.2025. The petitioners sought a judicial direction compelling the respondents to make a decision on the merits of the representation. The Court examined whether the respondents had any pending duty to consider the representation and found that no decision had been rendered. Accordingly, the Court ordered the respondents (Nos.3 and 4) to decide the representation on its own merits within eight weeks of receiving the order. The petition was disposed of with this directive.

Issues considered

Whether the respondents are obligated to decide the petitioners' representation dated 05.05.2025 and 08.06.2025 on its merits.

Subjects

writ petition
representation
high court
order
disposal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:40494-DB
1 65.WP.11201.26.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD

WRIT PETITION NO. 11201 OF 2026

ABHIJEET ASHOK DESHPANDE AND ANOTHER
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH
ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS
...
Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Yawalkar Siddhartha B.
AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. S.R. Wakale
Advocate for Respondent Nos.3 and 4 : Adv. Nirmal R. Dayma
h/f. Mr. Dipesh Pande
...

CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.

DATE : 03.09.2026

PER COURT:

Writ petition is disposed of by directing respondent Nos.3 and 4

to decide the representation of the petitioners dated 05.05.2025 and

08.06.2025, if not already decided, on its own merits, within a period

of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

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

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