Bombay High Court

ARIF SHEIKH ABDUL SHAFIQUE AND ANOTHERversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

Respondent No.3 must decide the petitioners' representation within eight weeks, guided by the Court’s prior decisions on the matter.

Summary

The petitioners, Arif Sheikh Abdul Shafique and another, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking relief regarding their representation dated 14 October 2025. The Court examined the petition and directed Respondent No.3 to decide the representation in accordance with various decisions of this Court on the same issue. The petitioners were permitted to place those precedential decisions before Respondent No.3. The Court further ordered that Respondent No.3 must render its decision within eight weeks of receiving a copy of the order. No substantive merits of the representation were adjudicated; the Court merely issued a procedural direction. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of with the above directions.

Issues considered

Whether Respondent No.3 should decide the petitioners' representation dated 14‑10‑2025 in light of earlier decisions of this Court.

Subjects

writ petition
representation
procedural direction
High Court
court order

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:40198-DB
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                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD
                           WRIT PETITION NO. 11541 OF 2026
                ARIF SHEIKH ABDUL SHAFIQUE AND ANOTHER
                                        VS.
     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND
                                     OTHERS
                                         …
                Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Mali Amol Sudam
                   AGP for Respondent/State : Mr.S.R. Wakale
                                         …
                                          CORAM     : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                                      ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                            DATE    : 01.09.2026

             PER COURT :
             .        Not on Board. Upon mentioning, taken on Board.

             2.       Writ Petition is disposed of by directing respondent No.3 to
             decide the representation of the petitioners dated 14.10.2025 in the
             light of various decisions rendered by this Court on this issue from time
             to time.

             3.       The petitioners are at liberty to place those decisions before
             respondent No.3.

             4.       The representation of the petitioners shall be decided within a
             period of eight (08) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this
             order.



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

             vsj..

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