Bombay High Court
USHA KARANSING VALVIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The petitioner's grievance must be addressed by the Grievance Redressal Committee as mandated by the 2024 Government Resolution.
Summary
The petitioner, Usha Karansing Valvi, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra and others. The Court examined whether the petition could be entertained directly or should be referred to the Grievance Redressal Committee established under a Government Resolution dated 27 March 2024. It held that the grievance falls within the jurisdiction of the Committee and that the petitioner must first approach it. Accordingly, the Court disposed of the writ petition, granting the petitioner liberty to file her representation with the Committee. The Court also directed the Committee to decide the matter expeditiously, within sixteen weeks of receipt of the order.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can entertain the writ petition directly or must refer the grievance to the Grievance Redressal Committee established under the 2024 Government Resolution
- Whether the petitioner has a statutory right to approach the Court without first exhausting the grievance redressal mechanism
Subjects
- writ petition
- grievance redressal
- administrative law
- government resolution
- jurisdiction
- high court
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:42978-DB
8.WP.12341.2026.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
WRIT PETITION NO. 12341 OF 2026
Usha Karansing Valvi ...Petitioner
Versus
The State of Maharashtra and Others ...Respondents
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Ms. Sarin Karishma Sanjay, Advocate for Petitioner.
Ms. Saie S. Joshi, AGP for Respondent.
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CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
DATE : 16th SEPTEMBER 2026.
PER COURT :
1. Grievance of the petitioner can be considered by the
Grievance Redressal Committee constituted as per the Government
Resolution dated 27th March 2024.
2. The Writ petition is, therefore, disposed of by granting
liberty to the petitioner to approach the Grievance Redressal
Committee. Petitioner is permitted to annex the decisions of this Court
on which she seeks to rely upon, along with her representation /
complaint.
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3. Grievance Redressal Committee shall decide the
representation / complaint of the petitioner as expeditiously as
possible and in any case within a period of sixteen weeks from the date
of receipt of copy of this order and communicate the decision to the
petitioner.
( ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. ) ( NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J. )
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