Bombay High Court

GEETABEN RASIKLAL CHHADWAversusTHE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF LAND RECORDS

Decided: 14 August 2026
Disposal: Allowed To be withdrawn

Holding

The Court held that the grievance was redressed by the respondent's undertaking and disposed of the petition.

Summary

Petitioner Geetaben Rasiklal Chhadwa filed a civil writ petition against the District Superintendent of Land Records, Thane, seeking redress of a grievance concerning her application dated 7 January 2026. The respondent, through the Additional Government Pleader, submitted that the application would be decided within three months from the date of the hearing. The Court accepted this statement, held that the petitioner's grievance was thereby redressed, and ordered the matter disposed. No substantive legal arguments or precedents were discussed. The petition was consequently dismissed.

Issues considered

Whether the respondent's undertaking to decide the petitioner's application within three months suffices to redress the petitioner's grievance

Subjects

civil writ
land records
administrative delay
petition disposed
Bombay High Court

Judgment

                          DTG                                                                45-Wp-7791-2026.doc



                                          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                                                   CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                               CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 7791 OF 2026

                          Geetaben Rasiklal Chhadwa                               … Petitioner
                                   V/s.
                          The District Superintendent Of
                          Land Records, Thane                                     … Respondent
                                              _______________________________________

                          Mr. Parag Tilak (Through V.C.) for Petitioner.

                          Mr. N. C. Walimbe, Addl.G.P. a/w Mr. V.G. Badgujar, A.G.P. for Respondent-
                          State.
                                         _______________________________________

                                                       CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
                                                               KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                                                       DATE  : 14th August 2026

                          P.C. :

                          1)              Learned Additional G.P. on instructions from the Deputy

                          Superintendent of Land Records, Bhiwandi, submitted that, the Application

                          of the Petitioner dated 7th January 2026 will be decided within a period of

                          three months from today by the concerned Authority. The said statement is

                          accepted.

                          2)              The grievance of the Petitioner is redressed.

                          3)              Petition is accordingly disposed off.



                                          ( KAMAL KHATA, J. )                     ( A.S. GADKARI, J. )

            Digitally signed by
            DNYANESHWAR
DNYANESHWAR TULSHIRAM
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TULSHIRAM   GHUMNAR
GHUMNAR
            Date: 2026.08.20
            18:20:06 +0530

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