Bombay High Court

ASHUMATI RAJENDRA BHARATIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THOROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court recorded the respondent's undertaking to decide the proposal within four weeks and disposed of the petition.

Summary

Ashumati Rajendra Bharati filed a writ petition challenging the State of Maharashtra for not deciding a revised proposal filed by the Headmaster (Respondent No.4) on 08-10-2022. The petitioner alleged undue delay in the decision. The learned Additional Government Pleader, on behalf of Respondent No.2, assured the Court that the proposal would be decided within four weeks from the date of the hearing. The Court recorded this assurance as an undertaking. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of on the basis of the undertaking.

Issues considered

Whether the delay in deciding the revised proposal filed by the Headmaster violates the petitioner's rights

Subjects

writ petition
administrative delay
undertaking
disposal

Judgment

                                      *1*                     82-wp-2385-2023


           IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                       BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                 82 WRIT PETITION NO. 2385 OF 2023

                   Ashumati Rajendra Bharati
                             VERSUS
 The State Of Maharashtra Thorough Its Secretary And Others
                                ...
Mr. V. D. Gunale, Advocate for the Petitioner
Ms. S. S. Joshi, AGP for Respondents/State
Mr. Ramchandra S. Patil, Advocate for Respondent No.4
                                ...

                       CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI &
                               ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                       DATE : 16th SEPTEMBER 2026

P. C. :-

1.         The   revised   proposal     filed    by   Respondent    No.4-

Headmaster on 08.10.2022 is still not decided by Respondent

No.2.

2.         Learned AGP, on instructions from Respondent No.2

makes a statement that the said proposal will be decided within

a period of four (04) weeks from today.

3.         By recording the said statement as an undertaking to this

Court, Writ Petition is disposed of.




(ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.)                    (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)


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