Bombay High Court

DATTATRAY SONYABAPU ALIAS BAPURAO SAVAJIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The High Court held that the Collector must decide the representation on its merits within four weeks of receiving the order.

Summary

The petitioner, Dattatray Sonyabapu alias Bapurao Savaji, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging the inaction of the Collector regarding a representation he submitted on 5 June 2000. The petition sought a directive for the Collector to consider the representation on its merits. The Court examined whether the administrative authority was obligated to decide the pending representation and whether the court could impose a time‑bound order. Finding that the representation remained undecided, the Court directed the Collector to adjudicate it within four weeks of receiving the order. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of by this direction.

Issues considered

Whether the Collector is required to decide the petitioner's representation dated 05/06/2000.
Whether the High Court can direct a time‑bound decision on the pending representation.

Subjects

writ petition
administrative law
representation
direction to authority
time‑bound order

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:45590-DB


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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                              WRIT PETITION NO. 5579 OF 2024

                         DATTATRAY SONYABAPU ALIAS BAPURAO SAVAJI
                                             VERSUS
               THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
                                          AND OTHERS
                                               …
              Mr. D. S. Bagul, Advocate h/f Mr. P. D. Bachate, Advocate for
              Petitioner
              Mr. B. B. Bhise, AGP for Respondents/State
                                               …

                                      CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                              ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                       DATE : 28th SEPTEMBER, 2026
              PER COURT :

              .            The writ petition is disposed of by directing respondent

              No.2 Collector to decide the representation of the petitioner dated

              05/06/2000, if not already decided, on it’s own merit, within a

              period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.



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




              SVH

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