Bombay High Court

BALASAHEB HARIBHAU BHOSALE AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: VIBHA KANKANWADI HITEN S VENEGAVKAR

Holding

The High Court may direct the respondent to decide the pending revision application within a specified period of four months.

Summary

The petitioners filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the State of Maharashtra to decide Revision Application No. 14 of 2025 within a fixed period. The respondents waived service of notice and produced a communication (Exhibit X) requesting a four‑month period to decide the revision. The Court considered the request and the waiver, and found no legal impediment to imposing a time‑frame. Accordingly, the Court disposed of the writ petition by directing the respondent to decide the revision application within four months from the date of the order. The order provides a procedural direction without addressing any substantive merits of the revision application.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can issue a direction fixing a time‑limit for the respondent to decide a pending revision application.

Subjects

writ petition
revision application
direction
time limit
High Court
procedural order

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:12374-DB

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                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD
                              941 WRIT PETITION NO. 1806 OF 2026
                           Balasaheb Haribhau Bhosale And Others
                                             VERSUS
                             The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                                               ......
            Mr. Yogesh D. Kale, Advocate for the Petitioner
            Mr. S.K. Tambe, Addl. G.P. for Respondents No.1 to 3
                                               ......

                                           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 Revision Application No. 14 of 2025
            within a stipulated period.

            2.         Learned Addl. G.P. waives service of notice for all the
            respondents. He places on record a communication dated
            18.03.2026 from the Desk Officer, State of Maharashtra, which is
            taken on record and marked as Exhibit ‘X’, wherein it is requested
            that four months’ time be granted to decide Revision Application
            No. 14 of 2025.

            3.         In view of Exhibit ‘X’, we dispose of the writ petition by
            directing respondent No. 1 to decide Revision Application No. 14
            of 2025 within a period of four (04) months from today.


            [ HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR ]                  [ SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI ]
                         JUDGE                                  JUDGE
            S P Rane

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