Bombay High Court

PARSHURAM LAXMAN GURAVversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HEALTH DEPT. AND ORS.

Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The Court ordered the concerned government authority to decide the petitioner's promotion representation within four weeks, thereby disposing of the petition with directions.

Summary

The petitioner, Parshuram Laxman Gurav, filed a writ petition challenging the failure of Respondent No.3 to consider his representation seeking promotion, which was forwarded on 22 April 2026. The respondent State, through its Additional Government Pleader, argued that the promotion proposal could not be accepted under applicable Government Resolutions, and therefore no written communication was sent to the petitioner. The Court noted the absence of any communication to the petitioner and directed Respondent No.3 to decide the representation expeditiously, within four weeks from the date of the order. No substantive merits of the promotion request were examined. The petition was disposed of with a directive for prompt administrative action.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate judicial response when a government authority fails to communicate its decision on an employee's promotion representation?

Subjects

promotion
representation
administrative law
writ petition
government resolution
expeditious decision

Judgment

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               IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                        CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
                         CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                      WRIT PETITION NO. 4887 OF 2026
Parshuram Laxman Gurav.                                       ...Petitioner.
        Versus
The State of Maharashtra and Others.                          ...Respondents.
                            ——————
Mr. D. V. Sutar and Ketan Patil i/b Reshma Adnaik for the Petitioner.
Ms. Tejas Kapre, AGP for the Respondent-State.
                                 ——————
                                    Coram :     Sharmila U. Deshmukh &
                                                Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ.
                                    Date      : October 7, 2026.
P. C. :

1.         The limited grievance in the present petition is as regards non

consideration of Petitioner’s representation seeking promotion, which

has been forwarded to Respondent No.3 on 22nd April 2026.

2.         Learned AGP, on instructions, would submit that proposal cannot

be accepted as per the applicable Government Resolutions. In such an

event, it was expected that Respondent No.3 would communicate the

said decision to the Petitioner so that the Petitioner can take further

steps in the matter.       As there is no written communication to the

Petitioner, the petition is disposed of by directing the Respondent

No.3 to decide the Petitioner’s said representation as expeditiously as

possible and in any event within a period of four weeks from today.



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


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