Bombay High Court
UMESH VASNT MUNDEKARversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF COOPERATION AND ORS.
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The Court directed Respondent No.3 to decide the representation within eight weeks, thereby granting the relief sought.
Summary
The petitioner, Umesh Vasnt Mundekar, filed a writ petition seeking a direction for Respondent No.3 to decide a representation dated 09 September 2025. The petition was limited to obtaining an order for timely consideration of that representation. The Court examined whether it could compel the administrative authority to act within a specific period. It held that the Court may issue such a direction to ensure expeditious decision-making. Accordingly, the Court ordered Respondent No.3 to decide the representation within eight weeks from the date of the order and disposed of the petition.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can direct an administrative authority to decide a pending representation within a stipulated time
Subjects
- writ petition
- representation
- administrative direction
- expeditious decision
- civil appellate jurisdiction
Judgment
35-WP-1716-2026.doc
Digitally signed
by HARISH
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
HARISH VITHAL
VITHAL CHAUDHARI CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CHAUDHARI Date:
2026.09.07
11:48:33 +0530 CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 1716 OF 2026
Umesh Vasnt Mundekar ...Petitioner.
Versus
State Of Maharashtra
Thr. Principal Secretary Department
Of Cooperation And Others ...Respondents.
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Ms. Siddheshwari R. Chawan i/b Mr. R. L. Chavan for the Petitioner.
Mr. Nelson Rajan, AGP for the Respondent-State.
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Coram : Sharmila U. Deshmukh &
Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ.
Date : September 04, 2026.
P. C. :
1. The limited grievance in the petition is for a direction to decide
the representation dated the 09.09.2025, addressed to Respondent
No.3.
2. As the representation has been pending since 2025, the
Respondent No. 3 is directed to decide the same expeditiously, and in
any event, within a period of eight weeks from today.
3. The petition is disposed of in the above terms.
[Neeraj P. Dhote, J.] [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.]
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