Bombay High Court

MUKTABAI DEVI DEVASTAN TRUST THROUGH ITS AUTHORIZED PERSON DNYANESHWAR MURLIDHAR BODAKEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court held that the petitions must be dismissed as the issues were previously decided and the delay was unexplained.

Summary

The petitioners, Bhausaheb @ Suyog Ramnath Choudhari & Ors and Muktabai Devi Devasthan Trust, filed writ petitions challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra. The Court noted that the matters raised were already addressed in Writ Petition No. 6815 of 2025 dated 19 June 2025. It observed that the present petitions suffered from an enormous unexplained delay. Relying on the earlier decision, the Court found no merit in entertaining the applications anew. Consequently, the petitions were dismissed. The order was pronounced by Judges Nitin B. Suryawanshi and Abasaheb D. Shinde.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petitions should be dismissed on the ground of unexplained delay and because the issues were already decided in Writ Petition No. 6815 of 2025

Subjects

writ petition
delay
dismissal
precedent
state

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:44568-DB


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                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                 WRIT PETITION NO.5571 OF 2024

                 Bhausaheb @ Suyog Ramnath Choudhari & Ors           PETITIONERS
                      VERSUS
                 The State of Maharashtra and Others                RESPONDENTS

                                              AND
                                 WRIT PETITION NO.5577 OF 2024

                 Muktabai Devi Devasthan Trust                      PETITIONERS
                      VERSUS
                 The State of Maharashtra and Others                RESPONDENTS

                                                .......
                 Mr. D. A. Bide, Advocate for the Petitioners
                 Mr. V. M. Kagne, AGP for Respondent - State
                                                .......

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

                                     DATE : 28th SEPTEMBER, 2026

                 ORDER :

                 1.     The issue raised in these Petitions is squarely covered by
                 the decision of this Court in Writ Petition No. 6815 of 2025 dated
                 19th June, 2025.


                 2.     For the reasons stated in the said order and since there is
                 enormous unexplained delay, the Writ Petitions are dismissed.



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

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