Bombay High Court
ANITA SAMBHAJI KARDULEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The High Court may issue a direction compelling respondents to decide pending applications within a specified period upon acceptance of their undertaking.
Summary
Petitioner Anita Sambhaji Kardule filed a writ petition seeking directions for the State of Maharashtra and other respondents to decide her applications dated 28 January 2025 and 13 June 2025 within the stipulated period. The court allowed amendment of the petition and, upon the respondents' waiver of notice and their undertaking to decide the applications within four weeks, treated the undertaking as binding. The judges directed the respondents to decide the applications within four weeks from the date of the order. No substantive merits of the applications were considered; the order was purely procedural. The petition was disposed by directing compliance with the stipulated timeline.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can direct the respondents to decide pending applications within a specified time frame
- Whether a waiver of notice and an undertaking by respondents can be treated as sufficient basis for such a direction
Subjects
- writ petition
- direction
- procedural order
- waiver of notice
- undertaking
- amendment
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:9253-DB
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
905 WRIT PETITION NO.11202 OF 2025
Anita Sambhaji Kardule
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Others
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Mr. A. S. Kakade, Advocate for the Petitioner.
Mr. S. K. Tambe, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 and 3/State.
Mr. N. T. Bhagat, Advocate for Respondent No.2.
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CORAM : SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI &
HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, JJ.
DATE : 04 MARCH 2026
ORDER :
. Not on board. Upon mentioning, matter is taken on board.
2. Leave to amend. Amendment to be carried out immediately.
3. Present petition has been filed for directions to the respondents to
decide applications dated 28.01.2025 and 13.06.2025 filed by the
petitioner within stipulated period.
4. Learned AGP waives notice for respondent Nos.1 and 3/State.
Learned Advocate Mr. N. T. Bhagat waives notice for respondent No.2 and
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upon instructions, makes a statement that respondents would decide the
applications dated 28.01.2025 and 13.06.2025 filed by the petitioner
within a period of four weeks from today.
5. We take the said statement as undertaking and dispose of the writ
petition by directing the respondents to decide the applications dated
28.01.2025 and 13.06.2025 filed by the petitioner within a period of four
weeks from today.
[ HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR ] [ SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI ]
JUDGE JUDGE
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