Bombay High Court

NEETA REVAJI DUDHAWADEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court held that Respondent No.3 must decide on the petitioner’s proposal within eight weeks of receipt of the order.

Summary

The petitioner, Neeta Revaji Dudhawade, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking a directive that Respondent No.3 decide on a proposal submitted by the petitioner on 21 January 2026. The petition alleged that the respondent had not taken any action on the proposal, causing prejudice to the petitioner. The Court examined the petition and considered whether it was appropriate to issue a time-bound directive to the respondent. No substantive factual dispute or legal controversy was identified that required detailed adjudication. Consequently, the Court ordered that Respondent No.3 must decide on the petitioner’s proposal on its own merits within eight weeks of receiving a copy of the order. The order was signed by Judges Abasaheb D. Shinde and Nitin B. Suryawanshi, thereby disposing of the writ petition.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court should direct the respondent to decide on the petitioner’s proposal within a specified time frame

Subjects

writ petition
administrative decision
direction
time limit
High Court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:42600-DB


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                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                 WRIT PETITION NO.12347 OF 2026

                 Neeta Revaji Dudhawade                               PETITIONER

                        VERSUS

                 The State of Maharashtra and Others                RESPONDENTS

                                             .......
                 Mr. Ramesh I. Wakade, Advocate for the Petitioner
                 Ms.Neha B. Kamble, AGP for Respondent - State
                                             ....…

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

                                      DATE : 15th SEPTEMBER, 2026

                 ORDER :

                        The Writ Petition is disposed of by directing Respondent

                 No.3 to take decision on the proposal of the Petitioner dated 21 st

                 January, 2026 on its own merits, within a period of 8 weeks from

                 the date of receipt of copy of this order and communicate the

                 decision to the Petitioner.



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

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