Bombay High Court

KADAM SANJAYKUMAR SHIVRAJ AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Parbhani must decide the petitioners' representations on merit and within eight weeks of receipt of the order.

Summary

The petitioners, Kadam Sanjaykumar Shivraj and others, and Munjaram Bapurao Mundhe and others, filed writ petitions seeking the grant of a selection grade, alleging that their representations and proposals were pending with the Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad, Parbhani. The respondents, the State of Maharashtra and other officials, waived service of notice for certain respondents. The High Court examined whether the CEO was obligated to decide the pending representations. The Court held that the CEO must decide the representations on their merits and in accordance with law. Accordingly, the Court ordered the CEO to dispose of the representations within eight weeks of receiving a copy of the order. The petitions were thus disposed.

Issues considered

What duty does the Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, have to decide pending representations for selection grade?
Whether the Court can direct a specific time frame for administrative decision-making in such matters?

Subjects

selection grade
administrative law
writ petition
Zilla Parishad
expeditious decision

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:42686-DB


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                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                 WRIT PETITION NO.12333 OF 2026

                 Kadam Sanjaykumar Shivraj and Others                   PETITIONERS

                        VERSUS

                 The State of Maharashtra and Others                    RESPONDENTS

                                               .......
                 Mr. Sambhaji G. Munde, Advocate for the Petitioners
                 Mrs. Saie S. Joshi, AGP for Respondent - State
                 Mr. Vinayak Solanke, Advocate for Respondents No.5 to 7
                                                ....…
                                                AND
                                WRIT PETITION NO.12422 OF 2026

                 Munjaram Bapurao Mundhe and Others                     PETITIONERS

                        VERSUS

                 The State of Maharashtra and Others                    RESPONDENTS

                                               .......
                 Mr. Sambhaji G. Munde, Advocate for the Petitioners
                 Mr. B. B. Bhise, AGP for Respondent - State
                 Mr. Vinayak Solanke, Advocate for Respondents No.5 to 7
                                               ....…

                              [CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, &
                                       ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. J.]

                                      DATE : 15th SEPTEMBER, 2026

                 ORDER :

                 1.     The   Petitioners   are   seeking   selection   grade.   Their

                 representations / proposals are pending with Respondent No. 5 -

                 Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Parbhani.
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2.    We have heard learned AGPs, who waive service of notice

for Respondent Nos.1 to 4 and Mr. Solanke, learned Advocate for

Respondent Nos. 5 to 7.


3.    These    Writ   Petitions   are   disposed   of   by   directing

Respondent No. 5 – Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad,

Parbhani to decide representations / proposals filed by the

Petitioners (Annexure “A” of the Petitions) on their own merits

and in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible and in

any case, within a period of eight weeks from the date fo receipt

of copy of this order.



[ ABASAHEB D. SHINDE ]                   [ NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI ]
         JUDGE                                      JUDGE

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