Bombay High Court

CHRISTCHAN PRIMARY SCHOOL THR ITS HEAD MASTER GANPATI B MUGDALE AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR THE SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court held that the State must decide on the proposal concerning Christchan Primary School within eight weeks of the order.

Summary

Christchan Primary School, Latur, filed a writ petition challenging the State of Maharashtra's delay in deciding on a proposal forwarded by the Education Officer on 26‑08‑2025, where the school was listed at serial No.10. The petitioners sought a judicial direction for the State to act on the proposal. The High Court examined whether the State's inaction violated the petitioners' right to timely administrative action. The Court found no substantive objection to the petition and ordered the respondent to decide on the proposal within eight weeks of receiving the order. The petition was consequently disposed with the directive.

Issues considered

Whether the State of Maharashtra unreasonably delayed its decision on the school’s proposal forwarded by the Education Officer.
Whether the petitioners are entitled to a direction under Article 226 of the Constitution to compel the State to decide within a reasonable time.

Subjects

writ petition
administrative delay
education
school recognition
article 226
high court order

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:41510-DB


                                                1                   63-WP-11694-26.odt


                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                             WRIT PETITION NO. 11694 OF 2026

                  CHRISTCHAN PRIMARY SCHOOL, LATUR, THROUGH ITS HEAD
                                       MASTER AND OTHERS
                                             VERSUS
                 THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE SECRETARY AND
                                             OTHERS
                                                 ...
              Mr. Manish P. Tripathi, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. B. B. Bhise, AGP for Respondents/State
                                                 ...

                                      CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                              ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                       DATE : 08th SEPTEMBER, 2026

              PER COURT :

              .            The writ petition is disposed of by directing respondent

              No.1 to take decision on the proposal forwarded by the Education

              Officer on 26/08/2025, wherein the petitioners’ School name

              appears at Serial No.10 in the list annexed thereto, 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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