Bombay High Court
DURGESH KORE AND ORSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR AND ORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The Court directed the Joint Registrar to decide the pending appeals within sixteen weeks, thereby granting the mandamus relief.
Summary
Durgesh Kore and others filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing Respondent No.2, the Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies, to pronounce the final verdict in Appeal No. 257 of 2025 and Appeal No. 26 of 2026, which were pending before the Registrar. The petitioners argued that the delay violated their right to speedy justice. The respondents, represented by counsel for Respondent No.5, did not dispute that the appeals were pending. The Court examined whether a writ of mandamus could be issued to compel the Registrar to decide the appeals. It held that the Court could direct the authority to dispose of the pending appeals within a reasonable time. Accordingly, the Court ordered that the appeals be decided no later than sixteen weeks from the date of the order and disposed of the writ petition.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ of mandamus can be issued to compel the Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies to pronounce the final verdict in pending appeals
- Whether the delay in deciding the appeals violates the petitioners' right to speedy justice
Subjects
- mandamus
- writ petition
- co-operative societies
- expeditious disposal
- appellate jurisdiction
Judgment
Digitally
signed by
RUSHIKESH
RUSHIKESH VISHNU
VISHNU PATIL
PATIL Date:
2026.08.25
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO.8610 OF 2026
Durgesh Kore & Ors. .. Petitioners
Versus
The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents
…
Mr. Sharad S. Suryavanshi i/by Pol Legal Juris, for the
Petitioners.
Mr. Umair A. Ansari a/w Patira, for Respondent No. 5.
...
CORAM: BHARATI DANGRE &
ASHISH S. CHAVAN, JJ.
DATED : 18th AUGUST, 2026
P.C:-
1. In the absence of the learned counsel for the Petitioners,
we have perused the prayers in the Writ Petition.
The Writ Petition seek issuance of a mandamus for a
direction to be issued to Respondent No.2 to pronounce the
final verdict in Appeal No. 257 of 2025 and Appeal No. 26 of
2026, which are pending for consideration before the Joint
Registrar of Co-operative Societies. It is not disputed by the
learned counsel representing Respondent No. 5, who is the
complainant, that the Appeals are pending consideration and,
therefore, we direct that the Authority shall decide the
Appeals as expeditiously as possible, and in no case later than
sixteen weeks from today.
Rushikesh
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With the aforesaid directions, the Writ Petition is
disposed of.
The aforesaid writ shall be issued to Respondent No. 2.
(ASHISH S. CHAVAN J.) (BHARATI DANGRE, J.)
Rushikesh
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