Bombay High Court

MURDESHWAR SHIKSHAN SANSTHA THR ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court held that the State must decide the proposal within eight weeks from receipt of the order.

Summary

The petitioners, Murdeshwar Shikshan Sanstha and others, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra. The petition challenged the delay by the State in deciding a proposal dated 20 May 2026. The Court examined the petition and found that the respondent had not acted within a reasonable time. Accordingly, the Court directed the State to decide the proposal within eight weeks of receiving a copy of the order. The writ petition was disposed of on this directive.

Issues considered

Whether the State of Maharashtra has unreasonably delayed its decision on the proposal dated 20 May 2026, warranting judicial intervention.

Subjects

writ petition
administrative delay
public authority

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:36571-DB


                                                   {1}                   58-wp-9935-2026

                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                            BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                     58 WRIT PETITION NO. 9935 OF 2026

                    Murdeshwar Shikshan Sanstha Thr Its Secretary And Others
                                             VERSUS
                     The State Of Maharashtra Through Secretary And Others
                                                 ...
              Mr. A.D. Pawar, Advocate for the Petitioners
              Mr. V.M. Kagne, AGP for State
                                               .......

                                          CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                                   ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.


                                             DATE : 17th AUGUST, 2026
              PER COURT :

              1.       The Writ Petition is disposed of by directing Respondent No. 1 to

              decide the proposal dated 20.05.2026, within a period of 08 weeks

              from the date of receipt of copy of this order.



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




              Bhagyawant Punde

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