Bombay High Court

DATTATRAYA HARIDAS PATILversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: VIBHA KANKANWADI HITEN S VENEGAVKAR

Holding

The Court directs respondent No.2 to decide the representation and proposals within eight weeks from the date of the order.

Summary

The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking a court direction for the respondent authorities to decide his representation and the proposals forwarded by respondents 5 and 6. The respondent's Attorney General waived notice and, on instructions from respondent No.2, undertook to decide the matters within eight weeks. The Court accepted this undertaking and ordered respondent No.2 to make the decision within the stipulated period. No substantive hearing on the merits of the representation was required. The petition was disposed by granting the time‑bound direction.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can direct the respondent authority to decide the petitioner's representation and related proposals within a specified time frame

Subjects

writ petition
administrative direction
time‑bound order
representation
High Court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:3461-DB




                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                 WRIT PETITION NO. 748 OF 2026
                                      Dattatraya Haridas Patil
                                              VERSUS
                                The State Of Maharashtra And Others

           Mr. A. B. Kale, Advocate for petitioner
           Mr. A. M. Phule, AGP for respondent Nos. 1 to 4

                                             CORAM : Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi &
                                                     Hiten S. Venegavkar, JJ.
                                             DATE      : 23rd January, 2026

           PER COURT :-

           1.             Present petition has been filed for direction to respondent
           authorities to decide the representation of petitioner so also the proposal
           forwarded by the respondent Nos. 5 and 6 to respondent authorities
           dated 09.09.2025, 29.08.2025, 16.01.2025, 14.08.2024.


           2.             Learned AGP waives notice for respondent Nos. 1 to 4 and
           upon instructions from the office of respondent No. 2, makes a
           statement that the said representation of petitioner so also proposals
           forwarded by respondent Nos. 5 and 6 be decided within a period of
           eight weeks from today. Said statement is taken as undertaking.


           3.             We dispose of the writ petition by directing respondent No. 2
           to decide the said representation of petitioner as well as proposals
           forwarded by respondent Nos. 5 and 6 within a period of eight weeks
           from today.




           (Hiten S. Venegavkar, J.)                 (Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi, J.)

           B. S. Joshi




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