Bombay High Court

LAHANU ANANADA DOIPHODEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court held that the respondent must decide the petitioner’s representation on its merits within eight weeks of receiving the order.

Summary

LahanU Ananada Doiphode filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking a directive that the State of Maharashtra, through its second respondent, decide the petitioner’s representation dated 07‑08‑2025. The petition raised the issue of whether the respondent was obligated to consider and rule on the representation within a reasonable time. The Court examined the procedural duty of the respondent to act on representations filed by citizens. Finding no substantive objection to the petitioner's claim, the Court ordered the respondent to decide the representation on its merits. The order directed that the decision be rendered within eight weeks of receipt of the copy of the order, and the petition was thereafter disposed.

Issues considered

What is the duty of the State respondent to decide the petitioner’s representation dated 07‑08‑2025?
Whether the Court can direct a time‑bound decision on the representation?

Subjects

writ petition
representation
administrative duty
time‑bound decision
High Court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:37682-DB
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                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD
                          22 WRIT PETITION NO. 9556 OF 2026

                          LAHANU ANANADA DOIPHODE
                                   VERSUS
           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS
                                             ...


    Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr.Devidas B. Dangode h/f. Mr. Jayabhar Dattatraya R.
                         AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. V.M. Kagne
                                              …
                                           CORAM        : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                                          ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                             DATE       : 20.08.2026

               PER COURT :
               .      Writ Petition is disposed of by directing respondent No.2 to
               decide the representation of the petitioner dated 07.08.2025, if not
               already decided, on its own merits, within a period of eight (08) weeks
               from the date of receipt of copy of this order.




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




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