Bombay High Court

JAYRAM DATTU KAWADE AND ANOTHERversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: VIBHA KANKANWADI HITEN S VENEGAVKAR

Holding

The Court held that respondent No.4 must complete the inquiry and submit the report to respondent No.2 within ten weeks.

Summary

The petitioners filed a complaint on 11 February 2025 alleging corruption and requested respondent No.2 to investigate. Respondent No.2, by order dated 28 August 2025, constituted a committee, with respondent No.4 as a member, to conduct the inquiry. The petitioners claimed that the inquiry remained incomplete and the report had not been submitted. Both sides waived notice, and the respondent assured that the report would be filed within ten weeks. The Court, after hearing counsel, directed respondent No.4 to complete the inquiry and submit the report to respondent No.2 within ten weeks, thereby disposing of the writ petition.

Issues considered

Whether a High Court may issue a direction to a public authority to complete a pending administrative inquiry and submit its report
Whether the writ petition is maintainable for seeking such direction

Subjects

corruption
administrative inquiry
writ petition
public authority
judicial review
directions

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:12154-DB




                    IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                               BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                             WRIT PETITION NO. 1664 OF 2026

                               Jayram Dattu Kawade And Another
                                            VERSUS
                              The State Of Maharashtra And Others

           Mr. S. B. Choudhari, Advocate for petitioners
           Mr. B. B. Bhise, Advocate for respondent Nos. 2 to 5
           Mr. S. B. Narwade, AGP for respondent-State

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

           PER COURT :-

           1.           Present petition has been filed to direct the respondents to

           investigate the complaint made by the petitioners on 11.02.2025 and

           especially to direct the respondent No. 4 to complete inquiry in view of

           order dated 28.08.2025 and to submit the report to respondent No. 2.



           2.           Heard Mr. Choudhari, learned Advocate for petitioners, Mr.

           Bhise, learned Advocate for respondent Nos. 2 to 5 and Mr. Narwade,

           learned AGP for respondent-State



           3.           It appears that the present petitioners had filed a complaint

           dated 11.02.2025 to respondent No. 2 to make inquiry in respect of

           alleged corruption and then by order dated 28.08.2025, the respondent




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No. 2 has formed a committee to make the inquiry. Further, according to

the petitioners, inquiry has not been completed and the report has not

been submitted.

4.            Issue notice to respondents. Learned AGP waives notice for

respondent No. 1.



5.            Learned Advocate, Mr. Bhise, waives notice for respondent

Nos. 2 to 5 and submits that the committee will submit its report within

a period of ten weeks from today.



6.            In view of the aforesaid statement, we dispose of the writ

petition by directing the respondent No. 4 to complete the inquiry and

submit the report to respondent No. 2 within a period of ten weeks from

today.




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

B. S. Joshi




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