Bombay High Court

Maharashtra Rajya Zilla Parishad Lekha Karmachari SangatanaversusState of Maharashtra

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court held that the State must decide the representation on its merits within eight weeks of the order.

Summary

The Maharashtra Rajya Zilla Parishad Lekha Karmachari Sangatana filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking a decision on a representation it had submitted on 18 July 2024. The petition alleged that the State of Maharashtra had failed to consider the representation within a reasonable time. The Court examined the petition and found no justification for further delay by the respondent. Consequently, the Court directed the State to decide the representation on its merits. The order required the decision to be rendered within eight weeks of receipt of the Court's copy of the order, thereby disposing of the petition.

Issues considered

Whether the State of Maharashtra is required to decide the petitioner's representation dated 18 July 2024 within a reasonable time

Subjects

administrative law
writ petition
representation
delay
public service

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:43066-DB


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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                             WRIT PETITION NO. 12213 OF 2026

                   MAHARASHTRA RAJYA ZILLA PARISHAD LEKHA KARMACHARI
                                           SANGATANA
                                             VERSUS
                                     STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
                                                ...
              Mr. Parag V. Barde, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Ms. S. S. Joshi, AGP for Respondents/State
                                                ...

                                      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 take decision on the representation of the petitioner dated

              18/07/2024, 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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