Bombay High Court
AMOL SHIVAJI DHASversusTHE STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The Court held that it can direct the State Information Commission to decide the pending appeal within four weeks based on the respondent's undertaking.
Summary
The petitioner, Amol Shivaji Dhas, filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the State Information Commission to decide his second appeal dated 10 November 2025 within a stipulated period. The respondent's Additional Government Pleader waived service of notice and, on behalf of the Commission, gave an undertaking to decide the appeal within four weeks. The Court treated this undertaking as a binding commitment. Accordingly, the Court directed the Commission to dispose of the appeal within four weeks from the date of the order. The petition was disposed by granting the relief sought.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can issue a direction to an administrative authority to decide a pending appeal within a specified time frame
Subjects
- writ petition
- second appeal
- direction
- administrative law
- time limit
- State Information Commission
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:12131-DB
933-WP-1738-26.odt
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
933 WRIT PETITION NO. 1738 OF 2026
Amol Shivaji Dhas
VERSUS
The State Information Commission And Others
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Mr. Vishal A. Bagal, Advocate for Petitioners
Mr. R.S. Wani, AGP for Respondent No.1-State
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CORAM : SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI AND
HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, JJ.
DATE : 18 MARCH, 2026
PER COURT :-
1. The present petition has been filed seeking a direction to
respondent No. 1 to decide the Second Appeal filed by the petitioner on
10.11.2025 within a stipulated period.
2. Learned AGP waives service of notice for respondents No.1, and
upon instructions from respondent No.1, makes a statement that the
said appeal would be decided within a period of four(4) weeks. The
said statement is taken as undertaking.
3. We dispose of the writ petition by directing respondent No.1 to
decide the said appeal filed by the petitioner dated 10.11.2025 within a
period of four (4) weeks from today.
[ HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR ] [ SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI ]
JUDGE JUDGE
S P Rane
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