Bombay High Court

AMANULLA KHAN HARUN KHAN AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

Respondent No.7 must decide the petitioners' representations on its merits within six weeks of receiving a copy of the order.

Summary

The petitioners Amanulla Khan, Harun Khan and others filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking a direction that Respondent No.7 decide the representations they had submitted on 6 June 2024 and 10 June 2024. The Court examined whether the administrative authority was obligated to consider and rule on those representations within a reasonable time. No substantive merits of the representations were discussed. The Court held that the respondent must decide the representations on its own merits. Accordingly, the Court ordered Respondent No.7 to decide the representations within six weeks of receipt of a copy of the order. The writ petition was disposed of on that basis.

Issues considered

Whether Respondent No.7 is required to decide the petitioners' representations dated 6‑June‑2024 and 10‑June‑2024 within a specified time frame.

Subjects

Writ petition
Administrative law
Representation
Time‑bound decision
State of Maharashtra

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:39718-DB


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                                                                          98 sr.no..odt

                          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                     BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                               98 WRIT PETITION NO. 13621 OF 2024
                                Amanulla Khan Harun Khan And Others
                                                                          ….Petitioner
                                               VERSUS

                       The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others
                                                                       …..Respondent
                                                  …..
              Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Munde Sambhaji G.
              AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4 and 6 : Mr. V.M. Kagne.
              Advocate for respondent Nos. 7 & 8 : Mr. S.R. Bagal, h/f. Mr.
              Usmanpurkar.

                                         CORAM : N.B. SURYAWANSHI &
                                                 ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.

                                           DATE : 31 AUGUST, 2026.


              P.C.:-

                            This writ petition is disposed of, by directing respondent
              No.7 to decide the representations of the petitioners dated 6.6.2024 and
              10.6.2024, if not already decided, on its own merits, within a period of
              six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.




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


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