Bombay High Court

RAVINDRA NARAYAN WAGHversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

Respondent No. 3 must decide the petitioner's representation on its merits within eight weeks of the order.

Summary

Petitioner Ravindra Narayan Wagh filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking relief concerning a representation he submitted on 14 May 2026. The petition challenged the failure of Respondent No. 3 to consider the representation on its merits. The Court examined whether the statutory or procedural duty of the respondent required a substantive decision within a reasonable time. No substantive legal arguments or precedents were discussed in the brief order. The Court directed Respondent No. 3 to decide the representation on its merits within eight weeks of receiving the order, thereby disposing of the writ petition.

Issues considered

Whether Respondent No. 3 is obligated to decide the petitioner's representation dated 14 May 2026 on its merits within a reasonable time

Subjects

writ petition
representation
high court order
procedural compliance
disposal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:43371-DB




                                             1                         64 wp 12293.26

                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                WRIT PETITION NO. 12293 OF 2026

                        Ravindra Narayan Wagh                    ..   Petitioner

                                Versus

                        The State of Maharashtra and others      ..   Respondents

                 Ms. Aummheshwari S. Jadhav, Advocate for the Petitioner.
                 Ms. Neha B. Kamble, A.G.P. for the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2.

                                    CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                            ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                     DATE : 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2026.

                 ORDER :


                 .      Writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondent No.
                 3 to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 14.05.2026
                 on its own merits within a period of eight (08) weeks from the
                 date of receipt of copy of this order.



                 [ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.]             [NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.]



                 bsb/Sept. 26

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