Bombay High Court
SAI SHRADDHA MAJOOR SAHAKARI SANSTHA LTD AND ORSversusMAHALAXMI MAJOOR SAHAKARI SANSTHA LTD AND ORS
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The Court directed the Minister for Co‑operation to decide the pending appeal within three months, thereby imposing a statutory time‑limit.
Summary
The petitioners, Sai Shraddha Majoor Sahakari Sanstha Ltd. and others, filed a writ petition seeking direction to the Minister for Co-operation to decide an appeal pending before him. The petitioners argued that the appeal had been unduly delayed and that the Minister required a specific time‑frame for disposal. The respondent State, represented by the Additional Government Pleader, requested a four‑month period to consider the appeal. The Court examined the need for expeditious adjudication of administrative appeals and the Minister's duty to act within a reasonable time. It held that the Court could impose a deadline to ensure timely decision‑making. Consequently, the Court directed the Minister to decide the appeal within three months of receiving a copy of the order, and the petition was disposed.
Issues considered
- Whether a High Court can direct a Minister to decide a pending administrative appeal within a specified time period
Subjects
- writ petition
- co-operative societies
- administrative law
- ministerial discretion
- expeditious disposal
- judicial direction
Judgment
901-Wp-8050-2025.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 8050 OF 2025
Sai Shraddha Majoor Sahakari Sanstha Ltd. & Ors. … Petitioners
Versus
Mahalaxmi Majoor Sahakari Sanstha Ltd. & Ors. … Respondents
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Mr. P. D. Dalvi for the Petitioners.
Ms. T. J. Kapre, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State.
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Coram : R.G. AVACHAT &
AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, JJ.
Date : 8th January 2026.
PER COURT :
1. The appeal preferred by the Petitioners is pending before the Hon’ble
Minister for the Department of Co-operation. The learned A.G.P. sought a
period of four months for deciding the said appeal.
2. In view thereof, the Hon’ble Minister for Co-operation is directed to
decide the said appeal as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a
period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order.
3. The Petition stands disposed of accordingly.
Digitally signed
by OMKAR
[ AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J. ] [ R.G. AVACHAT, J. ]
OMKAR SHIVAHAR
SHIVAHAR KUMBHAKARN
KUMBHAKARN Date:
2026.01.08
18:35:56 +0530
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