Bombay High Court
NITESHKUMAR PRAKASH KENDRE AND ANOTHERversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The petitioners must approach the Grievance Redressal Committee, and the writ petition is disposed.
Summary
The petitioners, Nitesh Kumar Prakash Kendre and another, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging an action of the State of Maharashtra. The court examined whether the petitioners' grievance could be addressed directly by the court or through the Grievance Redressal Committee constituted under a Government Resolution dated 27 March 2024. The learned Additional Government Pleader argued that the Committee was the appropriate forum for redress. The Court held that the grievance could indeed be resolved by the Committee and directed the petitioners to approach it within two weeks. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of without further adjudication.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate forum for redressing the petitioners' grievance – the High Court or the Grievance Redressal Committee constituted under the 2024 Government Resolution?
Subjects
- grievance redressal
- writ petition
- alternative remedy
- administrative law
- jurisdiction
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:43062-DB
1 58-WP-12218-26.odt
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
WRIT PETITION NO. 12218 OF 2026
NITESHKUMAR PRAKASH KENDRE AND ANOTHER
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND
OTHERS
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Mr. Anand V. Patil Indrale, Advocate for the Petitioner
Mr. B. B. Bhise, AGP for Respondents/State
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CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
DATE : 21st SEPTEMBER, 2026
PER COURT :
1. Learned AGP submits that the grievance of the
petitioners can be redressed by the Grievance Redressal Committee
constituted under Government Resolution dated 27/03/2024.
2. The Petitioners shall approach the said Committee
within a period of two weeks from today. If the petitioners approach
the Committee, their grievance shall be considered as expeditiously
as possible, on it’s own merits. The Writ petition is accordingly
disposed of.
(ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)
SVH
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