Bombay High Court

DAYANAND RAMCHANDRA BHAKT AND ANRversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court directs respondent No.5 to decide the petitioners' representations on its own merit within six weeks.

Summary

The petitioners, Dayanand Ramchandra Bhakt and another, filed a writ petition challenging the inaction of the State of Maharashtra in deciding their representations dated 18/05/2023, 01/11/2023 and 02/04/2024. The petitioners alleged that the respondent had failed to consider these representations on merit, causing prejudice. The High Court examined whether it could compel the respondent to act on pending representations. Finding no substantive objection to the petitioners' claim of delay, the Court exercised its supervisory jurisdiction and ordered the respondent to decide the representations on its own merit. The order required the decision to be rendered within six weeks of receipt of the copy of the order. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of by this direction.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can direct the respondent to decide pending representations of the petitioners on merit within a specified time frame

Subjects

writ petition
administrative law
representation
high court direction
public law
delay in decision

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:35402-DB


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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                              WRIT PETITION NO. 9353 OF 2026

                         DAYANAND RAMCHANDRA BHAKT AND ANOTHER
                                             VERSUS
              THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
                                           AND OTHERS
                                                ...
              Mr. Sachin S. Bhise, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. N. S. Tekale, AGP for Respondents/State
                                                ...

                                       CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                               ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                        DATE : 11th AUGUST, 2026

              PER COURT :

              .            The writ petition is disposed of by directing respondent

              No.5 to decide the representations of the petitioners dated

              18/05/2023, 01/11/2023 and 02/4/2024, if not already decided, on

              it’s own merit, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt

              of copy of this order.



                  (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.)          (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)




              SVH

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