Bombay High Court
VILAS HARIBHAU KULKARNIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. AGP. AND ORS
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The petition is disposed with a direction that the concerned authority should conclude the proceedings by the end of December 2026.
Summary
Petitioner Vilas Haribhau Kulkarni filed a writ petition seeking an early hearing of the proceedings against the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner, through counsel, limited the prayer to a request for expeditious disposal. The Court, after considering the limited prayer, directed the concerned authority to endeavour to conclude the proceedings by the end of December 2026. No substantive merits of the underlying dispute were addressed. Consequently, the petition was disposed with the said direction.
Issues considered
- Whether the Court can order the concerned authority to conclude the proceedings by a specific date for early hearing
Subjects
- writ petition
- early hearing
- court direction
- procedural order
- disposal of petition
Judgment
925-WP-5965-2025(C).doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 5965 OF 2025
Vilas Haribhau Kulkarni
VERSUS
The State of Maharashtra Through A.G.P. and Others
...
Mr. Shankar Katkar, Advocate for Petitioner.
Mr. Sanjay D. Rayrikar, AGP for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2 – State.
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CORAM : SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.
DATE : 18th APRIL, 2026.
P. C. :
1. Learned counsel for the Petitioner, without pressing the
Petition, has restricted his prayer to ensure an early hearing of the
proceedings.
2. In that view of the matter, the concerned Authority is
requested to make an endeavour to conclude the proceedings by the
end of December-2026.
3. With the aforesaid observations, the Petition stands disposed
of.
[SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.]
Digitally
signed by
SAJAKALI
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LIYAKAT JAMADAR
JAMADAR Date:
2026.04.18
19:28:52
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