Bombay High Court
MANISHA SATISH BHAPKARversusTHE ADDITIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (GADHINGLAJ) AND ORS.
Holding
The Court ordered the petitioner to submit the appeal copy and directed the State to decide the pending 2020 appeal expeditiously, thereby disposing the writ petition.
Summary
Manisha Satish Bhapkar filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the State (Respondent No.3) to decide an appeal that has been pending since 2020. The Additional Superintendent of Police and others were impleaded as respondents. The learned Additional Government Pleader argued that the appeal record annexed to the petition was not traceable and lacked a registration number or departmental seal, casting doubt on its existence. The Court directed the petitioner to furnish a copy of the appeal if the proceedings could not be located with the State Government. It also instructed Respondent No.3 to decide the pending appeal expeditiously given its age. The writ petition was thereafter disposed of on these terms.
Issues considered
- What procedural direction can the High Court issue to a State authority to ensure a pending appeal is decided?
- Does the absence of a registration number or departmental seal on an annexed document preclude the existence of a pending appeal?
Subjects
- writ petition
- pending appeal
- procedural direction
- expeditious disposal
- High Court
Judgment
32-WP-571-2026.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 571 OF 2026
Manisha Satish Bhapkar ...Petitioner
Versus
The Additional Superintendent of Police ...Respondents
(Gadhinglaj) and Others
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Mr. Gajanan M. Savagave with Mr. Giridhar S. Koli & Mr. Adarsh D. Patil, for the
Petitioner.
Mr. V. G. Badgujar, AGP, for the Respondents-State.
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Coram : Sharmila U. Deshmukh &
Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ.
Date : October 08, 2026.
P. C. :
1. The petition seeks a direction to the Respondent No.3 to decide
the appeal, which is pending since 2020.
2. The learned AGP submits that the appeal proceedings are not
traceable and the copy of which is annexed to the petition does not
bear any registration number or stamp seal of the department and,
therefore, there is no evidence to show that the same has been iled. Be
that as it may.
3. The Petitioner is directed to submit a copy of the appeal, in the
event the appeal proceedings are not traceable with the State
Government.
Gaikwad RD 1 of 2
32-WP-571-2026.doc
4. Considering that the appeal is of the year 2020, we request the
Respondent No.3 to decide the same expeditiously.
5. The Writ Petition is disposed of in above terms.
[Neeraj P. Dhote, J.] [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.]
Digitally
signed by
RAJU
RAJU DATTATRAYA
DATTATRAYA GAIKWAD
GAIKWAD Date:
2026.10.09
13:09:20
+0530
Gaikwad RD 2 of 2
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