Bombay High Court

DAIMI SYEDA ANJUM FATIMA SYED AHMEDversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court held that the Education Officer must decide the petitioner’s representation dated 6 March 2023 within four weeks of receiving this order.

Summary

The petitioner, Daimi Syeda Anjum Fatima Syed Ahmed, filed Writ Petition No.3178 of 2023 before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra and other respondents. The petition raised the matter of a representation made by the petitioner on 6 March 2023, which had not been decided by the Education Officer. The Court, without examining the substantive merits of the petition, directed the Education Officer to decide the pending representation on its own merits. The order required the decision to be communicated to the petitioner within four weeks of receipt of the order. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of, subject to the compliance of the directive.

Issues considered

Whether the Education Officer should decide the petitioner’s representation dated 6 March 2023 and communicate the decision within a specified time

Subjects

writ petition
representation
education officer
procedural order
high court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:39644-DB


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                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                 WRIT PETITION NO.3178 OF 2023

                 Daimi Syeda Anjum Fatima Syed Ahmed                    PETITIONER

                        VERSUS

                 The State of Maharashtra and Others               RESPONDENTS

                                                 .......
                 Mr. Tukaram M. Venjane, Advocate for the Petitioner
                 Mr. S. R. Wakle, AGP for Respondent - State
                 Mr. H. V. Patil, Advocate for Respondents No.5 and 6
                                                 .......

                             [CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, &
                                      ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. J.]

                                     DATE : 31st AUGUST, 2026

                 ORDER :

                        Without going into the merits of the matter, the Writ

                 Petition is disposed of by directing the Education Officer to

                 decide the representation of the Petitioner dated 6th March,

                 2023, if not already decided, on its own merits, within a period

                 of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order and

                 communicate the decision to the Petitioner.



                 [ ABASAHEB D. SHINDE ]                [ NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI ]
                          JUDGE                                   JUDGE

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