Bombay High Court

RAJENDRA NATTHU WADARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court held that an undertaking by the respondent to decide the pending proposal within four weeks sufficed to dispose of the writ petition.

Summary

The petitioner, Rajendra Natthu Wadar, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging the delay in deciding a proposal dated 28/06/2019 that had been recommended by the Commissioner. The respondents, including the State of Maharashtra and a third respondent, appeared before the Court. The learned advocate for the third respondent informed the Court that the pending proposal would be decided within four weeks from the date of the hearing. The Court treated this statement as an undertaking to the Court. Relying on the undertaking, the Court disposed of the writ petition without further hearing.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition can be disposed of on the basis of an undertaking by the respondent to decide the pending proposal within a specified time?

Subjects

writ petition
administrative delay
undertaking
disposal
high court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:42766-DB


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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                               WRIT PETITION NO. 12241 OF 2026

                                  RAJENDRA NATTHU WADAR
                                           VERSUS
                 THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND
                                           OTHERS
                                             ...
              Mr. Yogesh Bolkar, Advocate h/f Mr. Maheshkumar S. Sonawane,
              Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. M. K. Goyanka, AGP for Respondents/State
              Mr. Amol S. Mali, Advocate h/f Mr. Rakesh Jain Advocate for
              Respondent No.3
                                             ...

                                      CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                               ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.

                                        DATE : 21st SEPTEMBER, 2026

              PER COURT :

              1.          Learned advocate for respondent No.3, on instructions,

              makes statement that the pending proposal of the petitioner dated

              28/06/2019, recommended by the Commissioner, will be decided

              within a period of four weeks from today.

              2.          By recording the said statement as undertaking to this

              Court, the writ petition is disposed of.



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




              SVH

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