Bombay High Court

NANDKISHOR PANNALAL OSWALversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

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

Holding

Respondent No.4 must decide the petitioner's representation, considering the Additional Collector's report, within eight weeks of receipt of the Court's order.

Summary

The petitioner, Nandkishor Pannalal Oswal, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging the failure of Respondent No.4 to decide his representation dated 18 April 2022. The petition alleged that despite a report submitted by the Additional Collector on 6 June 2022, no decision had been rendered on the merits of the representation. The Court examined whether the administrative authority was obligated to consider the representation and the accompanying report. It held that the authority must decide the representation on its own merit, taking the report into account. Consequently, the Court disposed of the writ petition by directing Respondent No.4 to render a decision within eight weeks of receiving the order.

Issues considered

Whether Respondent No.4 is bound to decide the petitioner's representation dated 18‑04‑2022.
Whether the report dated 06‑06‑2022 submitted by the Additional Collector must be considered in deciding the representation.

Subjects

writ petition
representation
administrative law
high court direction
delay in decision

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:30463-DB


                                                   {1}                   20-wp-7642-2026

                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                            BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                     20 WRIT PETITION NO. 7642 OF 2026

                                    Nandkishor Pannalal Oswal
                                              VERSUS
                    The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others
                                                 ...
              Mr. P.C. Mayure, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. N.S. Tekale, AGP for State
                                               .......

                                          CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                                   ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.


                                             DATE : 22nd JULY, 2026
              PER COURT :

              1.       The writ petition is disposed of by directing respondent No. 4 to

              decide representation of the petitioner dated 18.04.2022, by taking

              into consideration the report dated 06.06.2022 submitted by Additional

              Collector (Exhibit-E), if not already decided, on its own merit, within a

              period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.



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




              Bhagyawant Punde

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