Bombay High Court

PRUTHVIRAJ PRABHAKAR MANEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. THE SECRETARY, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND SPECIAL ASSISTANCE DEPT. AND ORS.

Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The Court directed Respondent No.2 to decide the approval within four weeks and disposed of the petition.

Summary

The petitioner, Pruthviraj Prabhakar Mane, filed a writ petition seeking the Court to direct the respondent authority to decide a representation dated 24 June 2026 concerning his approval for the post of junior clerk. The representation was filed pursuant to an order dated 4 December 2025 of the Appellate Authority, Social Welfare Department, which remitted the matter to Respondent No.2 for fresh consideration. The Court noted that the appellate authority’s order required a prompt decision and ordered Respondent No.2 to decide the approval expeditiously, specifying a period of four weeks from receipt of the order. No substantive discussion of merits was required as the relief sought was purely procedural. Accordingly, the writ petition was disposed of after the direction was given.

Issues considered

Whether Respondent No.2 should decide the petitioner’s approval for the junior clerk post within four weeks as directed by the Court

Subjects

administrative law
service appointment
writ petition
expeditious decision
social welfare department

Judgment

                                                            53 WP-4032-2026(C).doc


                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                         CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
                          CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                      WRIT PETITION NO. 4032 OF 2026
Pruthviraj Prabhakar mane.                                    ...Petitioner.
        Versus
The State of Maharashtra and Others.                          ...Respondents.
                            ——————
Mr. Abhijit Kulkarni (thr. V.C.) and Mr. Soham Powar for the Petitioner.
Ms. Tejas J. Kapre, AGP for the Respondent-State.
                                  ——————
                                     Coram :    Sharmila U. Deshmukh &
                                                Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ.
                                     Date     : August 29, 2026.
P. C. :

1.         The limited relief sought in the present petition is to decide the

representation dated 24th June 2026, which is filed in consonance with

the order of 4th December 2025 passed by the Appellate Authority,

Social Welfare Department by which the issue as regards the grant of

approval to Petitioner on the post of junior clerk was remitted for fresh

consideration to Respondent No.2.

2.         Considering that the appellate authority has passed order on 4 th

December 2025, it is expected that Respondent No.2 will decide the

issue of Petitioner’s approval on the post of junior clerk expeditiously

and in any event within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt

of a copy of this order.

3.         With above directions, writ petition stands disposed of.



 [Neeraj P. Dhote, J.]                           [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.]



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