Bombay High Court

AMARJEET RAMAJORE GUPTAversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR GP AND ORS

Decided: 19 August 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The Court disposed of the writ petition as the petitioner was satisfied with the SRA’s assurance of timely decision.

Summary

The petitioner, Amarjeet Ramajore Gupta, filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the Competent Authority-10 of the State Revenue Authority (SRA), Mumbai, decide an application he had filed on 3 March 2025. The sole relief prayed for was an order compelling the SRA to adjudicate the pending application. Counsel for the SRA assured the court that the application would be decided within six weeks from the date of the hearing. The petitioner’s counsel expressed satisfaction with this assurance. Consequently, the Court found no need to intervene further and disposed of the writ petition.

Issues considered

What relief, if any, should the Court grant to compel the SRA to decide the pending application?

Subjects

writ petition
administrative delay
competent authority
disposal of petition

Judgment

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ARJUN
MACHHINDRA
KADAM                             IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                          CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Digitally signed by
ARJUN MACHHINDRA
KADAM                                        WRIT PETITION NO. 9232 OF 2026
Date: 2026.08.19
18:12:40 +0530

                      Amarjeet Ramajore Gupta                                        … Petitioner
                              Versus
                      The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                                ... Respondents

                                                __________________________

                      Mr. S. A. Shaikh i/b Mr. Shafi Shaikh for the Petitioner.
                      Ms. Yashi Bhatt i/b Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal for the Respondent-SRA.
                      Mr. A. R. Deolekar, AGP for the Respondent-State.
                                             __________________________

                                                         CORAM        : M. S. KARNIK AND
                                                                        SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ.
                                                         DATED        : 19th AUGUST, 2026.

                      P.C. :

                      1.       The only prayer made in this petition is that the matter is pending

                      before the Competent Authority-10, SRA, Mumbai for deciding the

                      application filed by the petitioner on 3rd March, 2025.

                      2.       Learned counsel for the SRA on instructions states that they would

                      decide the said application within a period of six weeks from today.

                      3.       Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner is satisfied with the

                      assurance given by the learned counsel for the SRA.

                      4.       In this circumstance, the writ petition is disposed of.




                      (SANDESH D. PATIL, J.)                                        (M. S. KARNIK, J.)

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