Bombay High Court

PRAMOD R. PANDEYversusSTATE OF GOA THR ITS CHIEF SECRETARY AND 2 ORS

Disposal: Disposed of

Holding

The Court ordered that the Panchayat Petition be disposed within six months and disposed of the writ petition accordingly.

Summary

Petitioner Pramod R. Pandey filed a writ petition before the High Court of Bombay at Goa seeking directions for the disposal of Panchayat Petition No.30/2020. Respondents, the State of Goa and its officials, through Additional Government Advocate S.P. Munj, assured that the Panchayat Petition would be concluded within six months from the date of the hearing. The Court accepted this undertaking and directed both parties to cooperate with the Director of Panchayats for an expeditious resolution. No substantive legal arguments or statutory provisions were examined. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of on the terms that the Panchayat Petition be disposed within the stipulated period.

Issues considered

Whether the Court should direct the respondents to ensure disposal of Panchayat Petition No.30/2020 within six months
Whether the writ petition should be dismissed on the basis of the respondents' undertaking

Subjects

writ petition
panchayat
expeditious disposal
cooperation
High Court of Bombay at Goa

Judgment

                                                                  9-WP-929-2026.DOC




                                  Suchitra



                                              IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA

                                                         WRIT PETITION NO.929/2026


                                   PRAMOD R. PANDEY                                    … PETITIONER
                                                Versus
                                   STATE OF GOA THR ITS CHIEF
                                   SECRETARY AND 2 ORS.                                … RESPONDENTS

                                   Mr Deepak Gaonkar and Mr Prasad Bhatekar, Advocates for the
                                   Petitioner.

                                   Mr S. P. Munj, Additional Government Advocate for Respondent
                                   Nos.1 and 2.

                                                         CORAM:            VALMIKI MENEZES &
                                                                           S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR, JJ.

                                                         DATED:            31st AUGUST 2026

                                   P.C. :


                                  1.         Mr Munj, learned Additional Government Advocate, on
                                  instructions from Respondent No.2, submits that the Panchayat
                                  Petition No.30/2020 would be disposed of within a period of six
                                  months from today. We accept this statement and record that the
                                  parties shall co-operate with the Director of Panchayats in the
                                  expeditious disposal of the Petition.

                                  2.         he Writ Petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms.


                                   S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR, J.                        VALMIKI MENEZES, J.



Signed by: SUCHITRA NANDAN                                             Page 1 of 1
SINGBAL                                                             31st August 2026
Designation: Personal Assistant
Date: 01/09/2026 10:21:46

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