Bombay High Court

JAI MALHAR SHIKSHAN PRASARAK MANDAL SAWARGAON THROUGH ITS PRESIDENTversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND ORS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court directed the State to decide the proposal on its merits within six weeks of receipt of the order.

Summary

The petitioner, Jai Malhar Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking a direction that the State of Maharashtra decide a proposal dated 04/09/2018, which had been recommended by the Commissioner. The petition alleged that the State had failed to act on the proposal within a reasonable time. The Court examined whether the State was legally bound to consider and decide the proposal on its merits. It held that the State must act and gave a specific time‑frame for doing so. Accordingly, the Court ordered the respondent State to decide the proposal within six weeks of receiving the order, thereby disposing of the writ petition.

Issues considered

Whether the State of Maharashtra is obligated to decide the petitioner’s proposal dated 04/09/2018 on its merits within a reasonable time

Subjects

writ petition
administrative law
direction to decide
State duty
proposal
Bombay High Court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:39561-DB


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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                              WRIT PETITION NO. 4869 OF 2026

              JAI MALHAR SHIKSHAN PRASARAK MANDAL, SAWARGAON THROUGH
                                        ITS PRESIDENT
                                            VERSUS
                  THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND
                                            OTHERS
                                               ...
              Mr. Anand Vinayakrao Patil Indrale, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. M. K. Goyanka, AGP for Respondents/State
                                               ...

                                      CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                              ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                       DATE : 25th AUGUST, 2026

              PER COURT :

              .            The Writ Petition is disposed of by directing respondent

              No.1 to decide the proposal of the petitioner dated 04/09/2018

              recommended by respondent No.2 Commissioner, on it’s own merit,

              within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this

              order.



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




              SVH

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