Bombay High Court

ANITA ARUN BIDGARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court directed Respondent No.3 to decide the petitioner’s application dated 01.08.2024 within six weeks.

Summary

Anita Arun Bidgar filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner had earlier filed an application on 1 August 2024 which remained pending. The Court examined whether it could intervene to expedite the decision on that application. The Bench, comprising Justices Nitin B. Suryawanshi and Abasaheb D. Shinde, directed Respondent No.3 to decide the pending application within six weeks of receiving a copy of the order. The writ petition was consequently disposed of with this procedural direction.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can direct the respondent to decide a pending application within a specified time frame

Subjects

Writ petition
Procedural direction
Administrative delay
Maharashtra
High Court of Bombay

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:36573-DB


                                                   {1}                   75-wp-9992-2026

                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                            BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                     75 WRIT PETITION NO. 9992 OF 2026

                                         Anita Arun Bidgar
                                              VERSUS
                 The State Of Maharashtra Through Principal Secretary And Others
                                                 ...
              Mr. Prasad Wakhare h/f Mr. Sumit Kalaskar, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. N.D. Batule, 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. 3 to

              decide the application of the Petitioner dated 01.08.2024, if not

              already decided, within a period of six 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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