Bombay High Court

Sanjay Dhanraj BhandariversusMaharashtra State Road Transport Corporation

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court held that the respondent must decide the petitioner’s representation/application on its merits within eight weeks.

Summary

Petitioner Sanjay Dhanraj Bhandari filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking a direction to the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) to decide his representation/application dated 17 December 2024. The petition raised the issue of the respondent’s failure to consider the application. The Court examined whether the MSRTC was obligated to adjudicate the representation on its merits. The Bench directed the respondent to decide the application within eight weeks of receiving the order. Accordingly, the writ petition was disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether the respondent MSRTC is required to decide the petitioner’s representation/application dated 17‑12‑2024 on its merits.

Subjects

writ petition
administrative law
representation
Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:43054-DB


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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                             WRIT PETITION NO. 12204 OF 2026

                                   SANJAY DHANRAJ BHANDARI
                                            VERSUS
                  MAHARASHTRA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND
                                           ANOTHER
                                                ...
              Mr. Parag V. Barde, Advocate for the Petitioner
                                                ...

                                      CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                              ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                        DATE : 21st SEPTEMBER, 2026

              PER COURT :

              .            The writ petition is disposed of by directing respondent

              No.1 to decide the representation / application of the petitioner

              dated 17/12/2024, on it’s own merit, 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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