Bombay High Court
HIRAMAN SURESH DESHMUKHversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRERTARY STATE EXISE AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The Court treated the State's statement as an undertaking and directed it to decide the revision petition within three months.
Summary
The petitioner, Hiraman Suresh Deshmukh, filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the State of Maharashtra to decide a revision petition he had filed on 06-11-2025. The petitioner alleged that the State had not yet ruled on the revision within the prescribed period. The State, through its Additional Government Pleader, waived notice and stated that it would decide the revision within three months from the date of the order. The Court accepted this statement as an undertaking and directed the State to decide the revision petition within three months. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed by granting the requested direction.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can issue a direction to the State to decide a pending revision petition within a specified time frame
Subjects
- Writ Petition
- Revision
- Direction
- Procedural Law
- State Excise
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:9248
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
904 WRIT PETITION NO.2351 OF 2026
Hiraman Suresh Deshmukh
VERSUS
State Of Maharashtra Through Principal Secretary State Excise And Others
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Mr. V. S. Undre, Advocate for the Petitioner.
Ms. N. B. Kamble, AGP for Respondents/State.
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CORAM : SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI &
HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, JJ.
DATE : 04 MARCH 2026
ORDER :
. Not on board. Upon mentioning, matter is taken on board.
2. Present petition has been filed for directions to respondent No.1 to
decide the revision petition filed by the petitioner on 06.11.2025 within
stipulated period.
3. Learned AGP waives notice for respondents/State and upon
instructions from respondent No.1 makes a statement that respondent
No.1 would decide the revision petition dated 06.11.2025 filed by the
petitioner within a period of three months from today.
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4. We take the said statement as undertaking and dispose of the writ
petition by giving direction to respondent No.1 to decide the revision
application dated 06.11.2025 filed by the petitioner within a period of
three months from today.
[ HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR ] [ SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI ]
JUDGE JUDGE
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