Bombay High Court

JAYSHREE SURESH ADGALE ALIAS JAYSHRI YASHWANT BORSEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: VIBHA KANKANWADI HITEN S VENEGAVKAR

Holding

The Court directed the Deputy Director of Education, Nashik to decide the proposal within six weeks, thereby imposing a specific time limit.

Summary

The petitioner, Jayshree Suresh Adgale, filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the Deputy Director of Education, Nashik Division, to decide a proposal dated 20-12-2024 submitted by the Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Nandurbar. The respondent's Additional Government Pleader, on behalf of the Deputy Director, waived notice and undertook to decide the proposal within eight weeks. The Court examined whether it could impose a specific time frame on an administrative authority for decision-making. Considering the undertaking and the need to prevent undue delay, the Court directed the Deputy Director to decide the proposal within six weeks from the date of the order. The petition was disposed with this direction, and no further relief was granted.

Issues considered

Whether a High Court can direct an administrative authority to decide a pending proposal within a specified time period.

Subjects

writ petition
administrative law
direction to government authority
education department
time limit
procedural delay

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:12485-DB




                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                WRIT PETITION NO. 1377 OF 2026
                         Jayshree Suresh Adgale Alias Jayshri Yashwant Borse
                                              VERSUS
                                The State Of Maharashtra And Others

           Mr. V. S. Panpatte, Advocate for petitioner
           Mr. S. K. Tambe, Addl. GP for respondent Nos. 1 to 4

                                             CORAM : Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi &
                                                     Hiten S. Venegavkar, JJ.
                                             DATE      : 18th March, 2026

           PER COURT :-

           1.             Present petition has been filed for direction to Deputy
           Director of Education, Nashik Division, Nashik, to decide the proposal
           dated 20.12.2024, submitted by the Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla
           Parishad, Nandurbar, despite the Deputy Director of Education, Nashik is
           not a party to the petition.


           2.             Learned AGP waives notice for respondent Nos. 1 to 4, and
           upon instructions from Deputy Director of Education, Nashik, makes a
           statement that the said proposal would be decided within a period of
           eight weeks. The said statement in taken as undertaking.


           3.             Though the learned AGP requested for eight weeks time to
           decide the said proposal, we dispose of the writ petition by directing
           Deputy Director of Education, Nashik to decide the said proposal dated
           20.12.2024 within a period of six weeks from today.




           (Hiten S. Venegavkar, J.)                 (Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi, J.)

           B. S. Joshi




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