Dilip Annappa Vardhan v. the State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No. 12163 of 2024, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, decided 6 February 2025 (Kulkarni & Sethna, JJ.). Petitioner Dilip Annappa Vardhan v. State of Maharashtra and others. Filed under Article 226; relief confined to securing a decision of pending representations dated 28.04.2016, 20.03.2017 and 07.06.2024. Held: competent authority to decide representations on merits, in accordance with law, after hearing parties, within six weeks; contentions kept open; petition disposed of, no costs. No precedents cited; no impugned order challenged.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the competent authority of the respondents to decide the petitioner's representations dated 28 April 2016, 20 March 2017 and 7 June 2024 on their own merits, in accordance with law, after hearing the parties, expeditiously and not later than six weeks from the date the order is made available; all contentions kept open; writ petition disposed of with no costs.