Bombay High Court

SHAIKH AREF NAMDARversusSTATE INFORMATION COMMISSION CHH SAMBHAJINAGAR

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: N B SURYAWANSHI ABASAHEB D SHINDE

Holding

The Court held that the State Information Commission must decide the petitioner’s application within six weeks of receipt of the order.

Summary

The petitioner, Shaikh Aref Namdar, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking relief regarding an application he had submitted to the State Information Commission on 22 July 2025. The petition alleged that the Commission had not yet decided the application. The Court examined whether the Commission was required to decide the pending application within a reasonable time. After consideration, the Court directed the respondent to decide the application within six weeks of receiving a copy of the order. The writ petition was consequently disposed of on the basis of this directive.

Issues considered

Whether the State Information Commission is obligated to decide the petitioner’s application filed on 22 July 2025 within a reasonable time

Subjects

State Information Commission
Writ Petition
Delay in decision
Right to Information

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:26936-DB


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                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                 WRIT PETITION NO. 6996 OF 2026

                 Shaikh Aref Namdar                                        PETITIONER

                        VERSUS

                 State Information Commission                             RESPONDENT

                                               .......
                 Mr. Krushna S. Solanke, Advocate for the Petitioner
                 Mrs. K. B. Patil Bharaswadkar, AGP for Respondent - State
                                               .......

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

                                      DATE : 7th JULY, 2026

                 ORDER :

                        The   Writ   Petition   is   disposed   of   by   directing   the

                 Respondent to decide the application filed by the Petitioner on

                 22nd July, 2025, if not already decided, within a period of 6

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



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

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