Bombay High Court

ARCHANA BANDOPANT JOSHIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND ORS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petition is dismissed and the petitioner is directed to approach the Grievance Redressal Committee for resolution of her grievance.

Summary

Archana Bandopant Joshi filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging an action of the State of Maharashtra. The Court observed that the petitioner’s grievance falls within the purview of the Grievance Redressal Committee established under the Government Resolution dated 27 March 2024. Accordingly, the Court directed the petitioner to approach that Committee and allowed her to annex the Court’s decisions on which she relies. The Court ordered the Committee to decide the representation within sixteen weeks of receipt of this order. The writ petition was therefore disposed of without further adjudication on the merits.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner’s grievance should be entertained by the High Court or by the Grievance Redressal Committee constituted under the 2024 Government Resolution

Subjects

writ petition
grievance redressal
jurisdiction
administrative law
government resolution

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:42034-DB


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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD
                                WRIT PETITION NO. 9776 OF 2026
                                SMT. ARCHANA BANDOPANT JOSHI
                                             VERSUS
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                               ...
              Mr. K. D. Pote, Advocate h/f Mr. A. G. Ambetkar, Advocate for the
              Petitioner
              Mr. N. D. Batule, AGP for Respondents/State
                                               ...
                                      CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                                ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                         DATE : 10th SEPTEMBER, 2026
              PER COURT :

              1.             Grievance of the petitioner can be considered by the

              Grievance Redressal Committee constituted as per the Government

              Resolution dated 27/03/2024.

              2.             The writ petition is, therefore, disposed of by granting

              liberty to the petitioner to approach the Grievance Redressal

              Committee. Petitioner is permitted to annex the decisions of this

              Court on which she seeks to rely upon along with her representation

              / complaint.

              3.             Grievance   Redressal    Committee   shall   decide    the

              representation / complaint of the petitioner as expeditiously as

              possible and in any case within a period of sixteen weeks from the

              date of receipt of copy of this order and communicate the decision

              to the petitioner.



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



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