Bombay High Court

SUNITA BHASKAR ABHANGEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

Respondent No. 2 must decide the petitioner's representations dated 06.01.2025 and 29.01.2025 within eight weeks of receiving the Court's order.

Summary

Sunita Bhaskar Abhange filed Writ Petition No. 3292 of 2025 before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking direction that Respondent No. 2 decide her representations dated 06.01.2025 and 29.01.2025. The petitioner alleged undue delay by the respondent authority in considering her representations. The Court examined whether the statutory duty to consider representations required a time-bound decision. Finding no specific statutory period but noting the principle of administrative efficiency, the Court directed the respondent to decide the representations within eight weeks of receipt of the order. The petition was consequently disposed with the said direction.

Issues considered

Whether Respondent No. 2 is obligated to decide the petitioner's representations within a specific time frame

Subjects

writ petition
representation
administrative delay
high court
direction

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:45857-DB


                                                     {1}                      101-wp-3292-2025

                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                            BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                     101 WRIT PETITION NO. 3292 OF 2025

                                     Sunita Bhaskar Abhange
                                              VERSUS
                               The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                                                 ...
              Mr. Siddhartha B. Yawalkar, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Ms. Neha Kamble, AGP for State
              Mr. Nilesh Desale, Advocate for Respondents No. 2 and 3
                                               .......

                                          CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                                     ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.


                                              DATE : 30th SEPTEMBER, 2026
              PER COURT :

              1.       The Writ Petition is disposed of by directing Respondent No. 2 to

              decide        representations   of   the   petitioner   dated   06.01.2025   and

              29.01.2025 within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of

              copy of this order.



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




              Bhagyawant Punde

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