Bombay High Court

BHARAT VITTHAL DHAWASE AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: VIBHA KANKANWADI HITEN S VENEGAVKAR

Holding

The Court held that it may direct the public authority to decide the pending representations within two weeks.

Summary

The petitioners filed a writ petition seeking a court direction to respondent No.3 to decide two representations dated 15 July 2025 and 6 August 2025. Respondent No.3, through counsel Mr. Pulkundwar, waived service of notice and gave an undertaking to decide the representations within two weeks of the hearing. The Court considered whether it could issue such a direction under its writ jurisdiction. Finding no impediment, the Court ordered respondent No.3 to decide the representations within the stipulated two‑week period. The petition was consequently disposed with the direction granted.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can direct a public authority (respondent No.3) to decide pending representations within a specified time frame under its writ jurisdiction

Subjects

writ petition
direction
public authority
representation
administrative law
court order

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:12344-DB




                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                WRIT PETITION NO. 901 OF 2026

                                 Bharat Vitthal Dhawase And Others
                                              VERSUS
                                The State Of Maharashtra And Others

           Mr. A. D. Hande, Advocate for petitioners
           Mr. S. B. Pulkundwar, Advocate for respondent Nos. 3 and 4
           Mr. V. M. Kagne, AGP for respondent-State

                                             CORAM : Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi &
                                                     Hiten S. Venegavkar, JJ.
                                             DATE      : 18th March, 2026

           PER COURT :-

           1.             Present petition has been filed for direction to respondent
           No. 3 to decide the representations dated 15.07.2025 and 06.08.2025.


           2.             Learned Advocate, Mr. Pulkundwar, waives service of notice
           for respondent Nos. 3 and 4, and upon instructions from respondent
           No. 3, makes a statement that the said representations would be decided
           within a period of two weeks from today. The said statement is taken as
           undertaking.


           3.             We dispose of the writ petition by directing respondent No. 3
           to decide the said representations dated 15.07.2025 and 06.08.2025
           within a period of two weeks from today.




           (Hiten S. Venegavkar, J.)                 (Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi, J.)

           B. S. Joshi



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