Bombay High Court

PRAKASH KRISHNAT DHANGARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: R G AVACHAT AJIT B KADETHANKAR

Holding

The petition is disposed of as the respondent's statement regarding a forthcoming decision within four weeks is accepted.

Summary

Prakash Krishnat Dhangar filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra and other respondents. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents informed the Court that the hearing before the Secretary (respondent No.1) had concluded and that a decision on the matter would be rendered within four weeks. The Court accepted this statement as a sufficient basis to close the proceedings. No substantive merits of the petition were examined. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of without any further order.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition can be disposed of on the basis of the respondent's statement that a decision will be taken within four weeks?

Subjects

writ petition
administrative decision
disposal of petition
high court order
pending decision

Judgment

                                                          5-wp864.2026.odt


         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                   CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR

                   WRIT PETITION NO.864 OF 2026

                     Prakash Krishnat Dhangar
                              VERSUS
                The State Of Maharashtra And Others

                                  ----
Mr.Rahul P. Walvekar, Advocate for petitioner
Mrs.S.N.Deshmukh, AGP for respondent nos.1 and 2
                                  ----

                               CORAM :       R. G. AVACHAT &
                                             AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, JJ.
                               DATE      :   FEBRUARY 17, 2026

ORDER :-

           Mrs. S.N.Deshmukh, learned AGP for respondent nos.1
and 2, on instructions makes a statement that the hearing of the
proceedings before respondent no.1 – Secretary is concluded and the
matter is closed for order.   She submits that she has instructions to
state that the decision in the proceedings before respondent no.1 shall
be taken within four weeks from today.

2.         The statement made by learned AGP is accepted. In view
of the statement made by learned AGP, the Writ Petition stands
disposed of.




[AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J.]                           [R.G. AVACHAT, J.]
KBP

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